Meiosis Review

What is the purpose of meiosis?

• To create somatic cells (body cells) with half the number of chromosomes as the organism's sex cells.

• To create somatic cells (body cells) with the same number of chromosomes as the organism's sex cells.

• To create sex cells (gametes) with half the number of chromosomes as the organism's somatic cells.

• To create sex cells (gametes) with the same number of chromosomes as the organism's sex cells.

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A diagram that shows the appearance of chromosome # of an organism.

What is the biological sex of someone with an XX sex chromosome?

another term for body cells

another term for sex cells

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When does DNA replication occur in the process of meiosis?

refers to a cell that only has half of the chromosomes that are normally present in the organism’s somatic cells.

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refers to a cell that has two sets of chromosomes present.

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What is the biological sex of someone with an XY sex chromosome?

If a bat has 44 chromosomes in its somatic cells, how many chromosomes will be present in its gametes?

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