Mitosis and Meiosis Review

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Both mitosis and meiosis

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are involved in making new cells

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Diploid

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Two copies of chromosomes

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How many chromosomes do YOU receive from each parent?

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23 chromosomes from mom and 23 chromosomes from dad

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How many chromosomes do humans have in each of their body cells?

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46

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Which process would happen to make more skin cells for you when you cut your finger?

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Mitosis

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Homologous chromosomes are

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Similar in size and shape but are not identical

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At the END of Mitosis, we make...

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2 diploid cells

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What is the product of meiosis?

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4 genetically different cells

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Haploid cells have

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half the number of chromosomes of a starting cell

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If an organism has 50 chromosomes in its body cells, how many chromosomes would be in each cell at the end of meiosis?

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25