Meiosis Part 1

Term used to refer to a cell that contains a single set of genes.

• somatic cell

• diploid

• haploid

• mitosis

A diploid is ...________________

• a term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of genes

• a term used to refer to a cell that contains two copies of each chromosome.

• Organisms that reproduce

• the actual fusion of an egg and sperm cell to form a zygote

sex cells

• haploid

• diploid

• somatic

• gamete

In a diploid cell, these are the body cells

• somatic

• gamete

• diploid

• haploid

A term used to refer to chromosomes in which one set of genes comes from the male parent and the other set comes from the female parent.

• somatic

• homologous chromosomes

• gamete

• diploid

Process in which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromosomes during meiosis

• mitosis

• crossing over

• meosis

• allele

one of the different forms of a gene

• somatic cell

• allele

• diploid

• haploid

a picture of all chromosomes in a particular cell

• diploid

• somatic cell

• gamete

• karyotype

Before mitosis chromosomes replicate themselves during_______?_______ phase.

• s phase

• interphase

• anaphase

• metaphase

Meiosis is divided into ____?______ parts.

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 15