An important function of meiosis is to reduce the chromosome number to exactly half. How is this done? What makes such a process necessary?

Q: What is something that occurs in prophase 1 of meiosis but not mitosis? How does this affect the end…

A: Crossing over between homologous chromosomes occurs in prophase 1 of meiosis  but not mitosis During…

Q: Vhich of the following will be observed at the end of meiosis? 2 cells each with 6 chromosomes 4…

A: We know that meiosis is a specialized form of cell division in which number of chromosome number is…

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Q: if a gamete has 10 chromosomes, what is the diploid number of the organism’s cell that formed the…

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Q: What is the difference between Meiosis I and Meiosis II?

A: Meiosis is a process in which a single parent cell divides and produces four daughter cells…

Q: During which phase of meiosis does ploidy reduction occur? Does ploidy reduction occur in mitosis?

A: Ploidy reduction happens during meiosis II in the process of cell division through meiosis.…

Q: Which process is responsible for creating unique recombinant chromosomes during meiosis?

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Q: Sister chromatids separate during A) metaphase of meiosis I. B) anaphase of meiosis II and anaphase…

A: The sister chromatids are the two halves of the of the replicated chromosomes. The cell division…

Q: What is different about prophase I and prophase II of meiosis?

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Q: How many chromosome duplications take place in Meiosis?

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Q: Human cells normally have 46 chromosomes. For each of the following stages, state the number of…

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Q: A group of naturally occurring diploids of a species has 50 pairs of chromosomes. how many…

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Q: Why do the cells produced by meiosis undergo two nuclear divisions but only have a haploid number of…

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Q: Why do diploid organisms that reproduce via sexual reproduction even bother with meiosis? What is…

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Q: What are the respective functions of the separation of homologous chromosomes and of the separation…

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Q: When do homologous chromosomes pair?  Select all that apply.    A.) During meiosis I   B.) During…

A: Homologous chromosomes refer to a pair of chromosomes having the same gene sequences, each derived…

Q: Several cells like the one represented below undergo a normal meiosis I and meiosis II, so that each…

A: Sister chromatids differentiate during meiosis II, while homologous chromosomes separate during…

Q: How are chromosomes segregated during the process of meiosis?

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Q: What are the respective functions of the separation of homologous chromosomes and of the separation…

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Q: How many chromosomes does each of the daughter cells have at the end of meiosis. Are the daughter…

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Q: functions of the separation of homologous chromosomes and of the separation of dentical chromatids…

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Q: Structurally, meiotic cohesins have different components than mitotic cohesins. This leads to what…

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Q: meiosis is often termed as a reduction division. what is reduced and when is it reduced?

A: Meiosis is the basis of the generation of new combinations from the parental type(recombination)…

Q: Why does meiosis produce cells with half the required genetic material?

A: In the process of meiosis , at the end the produced reproductive and gamete each have 23 genetically…

Q: Do you know of any genetic diseases or disorders that result from errors in mitosis or meiosis? How…

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Q: How is metaphase II of meiosis similiar to metaphase of mitosis?

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Q: In what phase of meiosis is chromosome recombination most common?

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Q: Is the interphase of meiosis different from the interphase of mitosis?

A: The cell cycle is a series of events through which cells divide and produce daughter cells. It is…

Q: How does the way chromosomes line up in Metaphase I of meiosis differ from the way they line up in…

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Q: The tight connection between two sister chromatids that is present in the centromere region is not…

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Q: How many new nuclei come from the original nucleus when meiosis is complete?

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