• Study Resource
  • Explore Categories
    • Arts & Humanities
    • Business
    • Engineering & Technology
    • Foreign Language
    • History
    • Math
    • Science
    • Social Science

    Top subcategories

    • Advanced Math
    • Algebra
    • Basic Math
    • Calculus
    • Geometry
    • Linear Algebra
    • Pre-Algebra
    • Pre-Calculus
    • Statistics And Probability
    • Trigonometry
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Astronomy
    • Astrophysics
    • Biology
    • Chemistry
    • Earth Science
    • Environmental Science
    • Health Science
    • Physics
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Anthropology
    • Law
    • Political Science
    • Psychology
    • Sociology
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Accounting
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • Management
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Aerospace Engineering
    • Bioengineering
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Computer Science
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Industrial Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Web Design
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Architecture
    • Communications
    • English
    • Gender Studies
    • Music
    • Performing Arts
    • Philosophy
    • Religious Studies
    • Writing
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Ancient History
    • European History
    • US History
    • World History
    • other →

    Top subcategories

    • Croatian
    • Czech
    • Finnish
    • Greek
    • Hindi
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Persian
    • Swedish
    • Turkish
    • other →
 
Profile Documents Logout
Upload
Lecture 4, Fri 10/1/99 -
Lecture 4, Fri 10/1/99 -

... Cell division: What happens to the chromosomes depends on the goal of the division to make more “vegetative” cells: to make gametes: ...
Genetics Vocabulary - Waxahachie Lady Indian Soccer
Genetics Vocabulary - Waxahachie Lady Indian Soccer

... 13. Heterozygous — when there are two different alleles for a trait 14. Homologous chromosome — paired chromosomes with genes from the same traits arranged in the same order. 15. Homozygous — when there are two identical alleles for a trait 16. Hybrid — offspring formed by parents having different f ...
Meiosis Word Notes
Meiosis Word Notes

...  Chromosomes are replicated  Cell prepares for meiosis ...
Describe the stages of the cell cycle
Describe the stages of the cell cycle

... (b) Several human disorders occur as a result of defects in the meiotic process. Identify ONE such chromosomal abnormality; what effects does it have on the phenotype of people with the disorder? Describe how this abnormality could result from a defect in meiosis. (c) Production of offspring by part ...
meiotic cell division - CAPE Biology Unit 1 Haughton XLCR 2013
meiotic cell division - CAPE Biology Unit 1 Haughton XLCR 2013

... different from regular body cells in that they have half the chromosome number (haploid or n) so that when the mother and father gametes meet, they produce a zygote with the correct diploid number (2n) of a normal body cell. ...
Meiosis Lab Analysis
Meiosis Lab Analysis

... 6.) What is found inside the two new cells after meiosis I? 7.) What is found in the 4 new cells after meiosis II? 8.) What is a gamete cell? 9.) When is a gamete formed during meiosis? ...
Mitosis vs. Meiosis: Graphic Organizer
Mitosis vs. Meiosis: Graphic Organizer

... ...
3U 1.7a Midpoint Review
3U 1.7a Midpoint Review

...  What are the stages of mitosis? 3.3 A Cell Clock and 5.6 DNA Structure  Know the structure of DNA (antiparallel, complementary base pairing etc)  What three chemical compounds make up DNA?  What are the complementary pairs and how many hydrogen bonds are between them? 3.5 Cancer  What is cance ...
Meiosis - TeacherWeb
Meiosis - TeacherWeb

... Crossing-over produces new combinations of alleles through independent assortment ...
Meiosis And Mitosis - Bloomfield Public Schools
Meiosis And Mitosis - Bloomfield Public Schools

... The process of Meiosis  Meiosis is the process by which sex cells divide.  Chromosomes make copies of themselves.  They line up in the middle of the cell side by side.  Then move to opposite ends of the cell.  2 new cells are formed.  Again, they line up in the middle.  Then they divide and ...
Meiosis Quiz Review with Answers! 1. Define the term diploid
Meiosis Quiz Review with Answers! 1. Define the term diploid

... What does crossing over refer to? Homologous chromosomes exchange corresponding segments of DNA. Fertilization is involved in what type of reproduction? Sexual What are human sex cells called? Gametes Describe the chromosomal make up of a human. Humans have 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes and 1 pa ...
Meiosis Quiz Review with Answers
Meiosis Quiz Review with Answers

... What does crossing over refer to? Homologous chromosomes exchange corresponding segments of DNA. Fertilization is involved in what type of reproduction? Sexual What are human sex cells called? Gametes Describe the chromosomal make up of a human. Humans have 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes and 1 pa ...
Meiosis Quiz.pptx
Meiosis Quiz.pptx

... 3. In human cells, 2N = 46. How many chromosomes would you expect to find in a human white blood cell? A.  46 B.  23 C.  92 D.  It varies depending on the white blood cell ...
11- 4 Meiosis
11- 4 Meiosis

... Prior to meiosis I, each chromosome is replicated. In prophase of meiosis I each chromosome pairs with its corresponding homologous chromosome to form a structure called a tetrad. There are 4 chromatids in a tetrad. As homologous chromosomes pair up and form tetrads in meiosis I, they may exchange p ...
General Biology I / Biology 106 Self Quiz Ch 13
General Biology I / Biology 106 Self Quiz Ch 13

... C) At sexual maturity, ovaries and testes produce diploid gametes by meiosis. D) In humans, the 23rd pair, the sex chromosomes, determines whether the person is female (XX) or male (XY). 7) What is a karyotype? 7) ______ A) A system of classifying cell nuclei B) A display of every pair of homologous ...
11.4 Meiosis
11.4 Meiosis

... 6. The gametes of sexually reproducing organisms are haploid. 7. If an organism’s haploid number is 6, its diploid number is 3. ...
INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE
INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE

... Mr. Pomerantz__________________________________________________________________Page 2 of 2 3. Describe the difference between anaphase of mitosis and anaphase I of meiosis. Use the terms “chromosomes” and “chromatids” in your explanation. ...
File
File

... Meiosis The process of creating gametes which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell. Chromosome Number Homologous chromosomes are pairs of chromosomes that correspond in body cells. One chromosome from each pair comes fro ...
Chapter 2 – Chromosomes and Sexual
Chapter 2 – Chromosomes and Sexual

... – Nuclear envelopes are reformed and spindle breaks down • Some cells skip to metaphase II ...
meiosis
meiosis

... between the key Meiosis I & Meiosis II Three events are unique to meiosis I describe these events What event occurs when chromosomes are in synapsis? How does this affect the resultant gametes? ...
Meiosis Review - Northern Highlands
Meiosis Review - Northern Highlands

... 7. The gametes of sexually reproducing organisms are 8. If an organism’s haploid number is 6, its diploid number ...
the definitions of the following terms
the definitions of the following terms

...  The law of segregation and the law of independent assortment  The stages of the cell cycle in the correct order and what happens in each  That the new cells produced as a result of a mitotic division are identical to the parental cells  That the new cells produced as a result of a meiotic divis ...
the definitions of the following terms:
the definitions of the following terms:

...  The law of segregation and the law of independent assortment  The stages of the cell cycle in the correct order and what happens in each  That the new cells produced as a result of a mitotic division are identical to the parental cells  That the new cells produced as a result of a meiotic divis ...
Meiosis
Meiosis

... woman. Mary wants to know the probability of her in utero son has of having freckles. • How do we start? • List the symbols to be used to represent the alleles. • What is the mother’s phenotype? Genotype? • What is the father’s phenotype? What does his ...
Mitosis
Mitosis

... ...
< 1 ... 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 431 >

Meiosis



Meiosis /maɪˈoʊsɨs/ is a specialized type of cell division which reduces the chromosome number by half. This process occurs in all sexually reproducing single-celled and multi-celled eukaryotes, including animals, plants, and fungi. Errors in meiosis resulting in aneuploidy are the leading known cause of miscarriage and the most frequent genetic cause of developmental disabilities. In meiosis, DNA replication is followed by two rounds of cell division to produce four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes as the original parent cell. The two meiotic divisions are known as meiosis I and meiosis II. Before meiosis begins, during S phase of the cell cycle, the DNA of each chromosome is replicated so that it consists of two identical sister chromatids. In meiosis I, homologous chromosomes pair with each other and can exchange genetic material in a process called chromosomal crossover. The homologous chromosomes are then segregated into two new daughter cells, each containing half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. At the end of meiosis I, sister chromatids remain attached and may differ from one another if crossing-over occurred. In meiosis II, the two cells produced during meiosis I divide again. Sister chromatids segregate from one another to produce four total daughter cells. These cells can mature into various types of gametes such as ova, sperm, spores, or pollen.Because the number of chromosomes is halved during meiosis, gametes can fuse (i.e. fertilization) to form a zygote with a complete chromosome count containing a combination of paternal and maternal chromosomes. Thus, meiosis and fertilization facilitate sexual reproduction with successive generations maintaining the same number of chromosomes. For example, a typical diploid human cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes (46 total, half of maternal origin and half of paternal origin). Meiosis produces haploid gametes with one set of 23 chromosomes. When two gametes (an egg and a sperm) fuse, the resulting zygote is once again diploid, with the mother and father each contributing 23 chromosomes. This same pattern, but not the same number of chromosomes, occurs in all organisms that utilize meiosis. Thus, if a species has 30 chromosomes in its somatic cells, it will produce gametes with 15 chromosomes.
  • studyres.com © 2026
  • DMCA
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Report