Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues (8th Edition)
Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues (8th Edition)
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Author: Michael D. Johnson
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Meiosis is the process that occurs in reproductive cell or gamete. Meiosis is a reductive division that is the chromosome number of the cell reduces by half during meiosis. Also, during meiosis 1 crossing over takes place.

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5. Homologous chromosomes move towards opposite poles of a dividing cell during... a. mitosis b. meiosis I c. meiosis II d. fertilization e. binary fission  6. Meiosis II is similar to mitosis in that... a. homologous chromosomes synapse b. DNA replicates before the division c. the daughter cells are diploid d. sister chromatids separate during anaphase e. the chromosome number is reduced  7. Metaphase of meiosis I and meiosis II differ in that... a. chromosomes line up at the equator b. homologues line up in meiosis I and duplicated chromosomes line up in meiosis II c. sister chromatids line up in meiosis I and chromosomes line up in meiosis II d. there are the same number of chromosomes 8. Asexually reproducing organisms produce offspring that are genetically identical to each other and to the parents. What type of cell division are the offspring a product of? a. mitosis b. meiosis c. binary fission d. fertilization   9. At which stage of meiosis do chromatids separate and become…
28. ...... the process where portions of homologous chronosomes exchange segments occurs in A. Meiotic overlap, tetrad B. Clonal exchange, meiosis I C. Homologous exchange, mitosis D. Crossing over, meiosis II E. Independent assortment, meiosis II F. Crossing over, meiosis I
Gametogenesis is d. The process of gamete formation which goes through one division of meiosis Oc. The process of gamete formation which goes through one division of mitosis b. The process of gamete formation where the number of chromosomes is halved for 23 chromosomes a. The process of gamete formation where the number of chromosomes is doubled for 46 chromosomes None of the choices are correct Question 3 or False: Meiosis undergoes two sets of divisions.
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