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Meiosis Vocabulary Review
Part 1: Vocabulary- Use word bank to match words to definitions
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___A cell with twice the number of chromosomes
___A cell with half the number of chromosomes
___Another name for sperm and egg/ovum
___Pair of chromosomes that have genes for the same traits in the same order on
both chromosomes and same size and shape coming from each parent
5. ___Parent cell makes gametes in a process called
a. Zygote
6. ___When non-sister chromatids exchange genes
b. Diploid
7. ___All cells other than sperm and eggs cells
c. Allele
8. ___The process of a sperm fertilizing an egg
d. Somatic Cells
9. ___A fertilized egg
e. Haploid
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___Different forms of a gene
f. Crossing Over
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___Two pairs of homologous chromosomes
g. Fertilization
h. Gamete
i. Meiosis
j. Homologous Chromosomes
k. tetrad
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What is the diploid number of chromosomes in humans? ________
What is the haploid number of chromosomes in humans? ________
Would sperm and egg/ovum be considered diploid or haploid? _______
Would somatic cells be considered diploid or haploid? _________
How many daughter cells are created at the end of meiosis I? _______
How many cells are created at the end of meiosis II? _______
b. Are these cells diploid or haploid? ______
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How do two siblings from the same parent look different?
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