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Meiosis Vocabulary Worksheet
Name
Key Term
Definition
1.
sex cells
2.
duplicated strands of DNA
3.
structures that pull duplicated DNA away from each other
4.
a long polymer of DNA that codes for many traits
5.
a segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait
6.
phase in which homologous chromosomes line up along the center of cell
7.
phase of non-division in which DNA is replicated
8.
phase that results in 4 haploid cells
9.
refers to a cell with 2 sets of each chromosome
10.
phase of non-division in which organelles are copied
11.
reproduction that involves 2 parents
12.
the process of forming sex cells
13.
stage of the cell cycle when there is no division
14.
phase in which crossing over takes place
15.
structures that hold duplicated DNA together
16.
phase in which homologous chromosomes separate
17.
refers to a cell with a single set of each chromosome
18.
phase of non-division in which the cell grows
19.
structures that are located on opposite ends of the dividing cell to where chromosomes move
20.
rod-like DNA
21.
string-like DNA
22.
phase of in which chromosomes line up in singles along the center of cell
23.
recombination of DNA in homologous chromosomes
24.
phase that results in 2 haploid cells
25.
phase in which sister chromatids separate
26.
body cells
27.
reproduction that involves 1 parent
28.
refers to genetically identical organisms
29.
process by which prokaryotic cells reproduce
30.
code for the same genes but may carry different alleles
Word Bank
anaphase 1
anaphase 2
asexual reproduction
binary fission
centrioles
centromere
chromatid
chromatin
chromosome
clone
crossing over
diploid
G1
G2
gametes
gene
haploid
homologous chromosomes
interphase
meiosis
metaphase 1
metaphase 2
prophase 1
S phase
sexual reproduction
sister chromatids
somatic cells
spindle fibers
telophase 1
telophase 2
State whether the cell is diploid or haploid.
31.
telophase 1
40.
prophase 1
32.
metaphase 2
41.
anaphase 2
33.
G2
42.
metaphase 1
34.
telophase 2
43.
S phase
35.
prophase 2
44.
G1
36.
anaphase 1
45.
2 x 1n
37.
somatic cells
46.
gametes
38.
meiosis
47.
mitosis
39.
homologous chromosomes together
48.
sister chromatids together
49. Cells that are diploid in chromosome number have _____ set(s) of chromosomes.
50. Cells that are haploid in chromosome number have _____ set(s) of chromosomes.
51. A cell has 14 types of chromosomes. Its gametes contain _____ (#) chromosomes.
52. At the end of Telophase 1, a cell has _____ set(s) of chromosomes.
53. A cell has 50 types of chromosomes. Its somatic cells contain _____ (#) chromosomes.
54. Chinchillas have 64 chromosomes in their somatic cells. How many types of chromosomes are there?
55. Soybeans have 20 chromosomes in their gametes. How many types of chromosomes are there?