Meiosis Terms
Meiosis: cell division process that involves two divisions and
creates non-identical gametes
Gametes: a reproductive cell (sperm or egg) also known as a
germ cell
Diploid: having two full sets of chromosomes (2n)
Haploid: having a single set of chromosomes (n)
Sister Chromatids: each of the two identical chromosome
strands in a chromosome attached by their shared centromere
Homologous Chromosomes: a pair of chromosomes that each
carry genes for the same trait at the same location on the
chromosome; one homolog is inherited from the mother and
one homolog is inherited from the father
Tetrad: a paired set of homologous chromosomes, each
chromosome with two chromatids, four chromatids total
Crossing Over: exchange of chromosomes segments between
homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis
Independent Assortment: the random alignment of maternal
and paternal chromosomes at the metaphase plate
Meiosis Terms
Word Bank
Homologous Chromosomes
Sister Chromatids
Independent Assortment
Diploid
Gametes
Meiosis
Crossing Over
Haploid
Tetrad
_________________ cell division process that involves two divisions and creates non-identical gametes
_________________ a reproductive cell (sperm or egg) also known as a germ cell
_________________ having two full sets of chromosomes (2n)
_________________ having a single set of chromosomes (n)
_________________ each of the two identical chromosome strands in a chromosome attached by their shared centromere
_________________ a pair of chromosomes that each carry genes for the same trait at the same location on the chromosome;
one homolog is inherited from the mother and one homolog is inherited from the father
_________________ a paired set of homologous chromosomes, each chromosome with two chromatids, four chromatids total
_________________ exchange of chromosomes segments between homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis
_________________ the random alignment of maternal and paternal chromosomes at the metaphase plate
Meiosis Terms
Word Bank
Homologous Chromosomes
Sister Chromatids
Independent Assortment
Diploid
Gametes
Meiosis
Crossing Over
Haploid
Tetrad
_________________ cell division process that involves two divisions and creates non-identical gametes
_________________ a reproductive cell (sperm or egg) also known as a germ cell
_________________ having two full sets of chromosomes (2n)
_________________ having a single set of chromosomes (n)
_________________ each of the two identical chromosome strands in a chromosome attached by their shared centromere
_________________ a pair of chromosomes that each carry genes for the same trait at the same location on the chromosome;
one homolog is inherited from the mother and one homolog is inherited from the father
_________________ a paired set of homologous chromosomes, each chromosome with two chromatids, four chromatids total
_________________ exchange of chromosomes segments between homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis
_________________ the random alignment of maternal and paternal chromosomes at the metaphase plate