NAME _________________________
PER _______
GENETICS REVIEW (PART I):
1. What is a homologous chromosome?
2. Sketch a picture of a homologous chromosome. Label the centromere and the sister chromatids.
3. Contrast sex chromosomes with autosomes.
4. What chromosomes determine gender/sex? What would a female have?
5. Explain what a karyotype is and how it is useful.
6. What is the nuclear state of a haploid cell? Diploid cell?
7. What is the purpose of mitosis? What is produced from mitosis?
NAME _________________________
PER _______
GENETICS REVIEW (PART I):
1. What is a homologous chromosome?
2. Sketch a picture of a homologous chromosome. Label the centromere and the sister chromatids.
3. Contrast sex chromosomes with autosomes.
4. What chromosomes determine gender/sex? What would a female have?
5. Explain what a karyotype is and how it is useful.
6. What is the nuclear state of a haploid cell? Diploid cell?
7. What is the purpose of mitosis? What is produced from mitosis?
8. Sketch a cell in each phase of mitosis. Label which each phase is.
9. What important process occurs during interphase? (Hint: we learned about it last unit).
10. What is the purpose of meiosis? What is produced from meiosis?
11. How many chromosomes do you get from your mom? How many from your dad? What’s the total number of
chromosomes in each of your cells?
12. What is the nuclear state of a cell at the beginning of meiosis I? At the end of meiosis I? At the end of meiosis II?
13. What is crossing over and when does it occur?
14. What is independent assortment and when does it occur?
8. Sketch a cell in each phase of mitosis. Label which each phase is.
9. What important process occurs during interphase? (Hint: we learned about it last unit).
10. What is the purpose of meiosis? What is produced from meiosis?
11. How many chromosomes do you get from your mom? How many from your dad? What’s the total number of
chromosomes in each of your cells?
12. What is the nuclear state of a cell at the beginning of meiosis I? At the end of meiosis I? At the end of meiosis II?
13. What is crossing over and when does it occur?
14. What is independent assortment and when does it occur?