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Meiosis
Across
2. Number of new cells that form from the end of meiosis
6. Number of chromosomes in a human gamete
7. Number of sets of chromosomes in a cell starting meiosis
10. The exchange of genes or pieces of DNA between adjacent chromatids
12. Random separation of chromosomes during anaphase
16. Nuclear division that reduces the chromosome number
17. Female reproductive cell
19. What happens to DNA in prophase I
21. How offspring of sexual reproduction compare genetically to each other
22. The pairing of homologous chromosomes in Prophase I
24. 1n chromosome number
25. Chromosomes of the same size and shape
26. Two pairs of homologous chromosomes in Prophase I
27. Male reproductive cell
28. Number of chromosomes in a human body cell
29. Main stages of meiosis
Down
1. Formation of sperm cells
3. Appears in Prophase I
4. Divides the cytoplasm after meiosis
5. The variation produced when crossing over occurs
8. Reproductive cells
9. What happens to polar bodies
11. Two diploid cells form from this process
13. 2n chromosome number
14. Formation of egg cells
15. Number of chromosomes in the new cells after meiosis
18. Phase when homologous pairs of chromosomes are separated
20. Reproduction that results from meiosis followed by fertilization of the egg by the sperm
22. Interphase phase when DNA is copied
23. Forms during oogenesis from unequal division of cytoplasm