Chapter 6- Meiosis and Mendel

Two major cell types in our bodies are: 

• body cells and sex cells 
• skin cells and nerve cells 
• sex cells and hair cells 
• easy cells and lagnetic cells

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Body cells are also known as what? 

• Germ cells
• Sex cells 
• Somatic cells 
• Gametic cells

____________: are sex cells- ova or eggs in females, and sperm in a male. 

• Somatic cells 
• Gametes
• Alleles
• Genes

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The human body has ____ chromosomes total? 

• 52
• 47
• 46
• 23

Cells differ from each other because of _____________! 

• Alleles
• Genetic expression 
• our parents
• cell type

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What does "homo' mean as it relates to chromosomes and alleles? 

• Same
• Different 
• Mixed 
• Recessive

What are the two types of chromosomes in our bodies? 

• Sex chromosomes and gametosomes
• Autosomes and Histones
• Sex chromosomes and autosomes
• Sex chromosomes and lymphosomes

Autosomes contain genes directly related to sex characteristics: True or False? 

• True 
• False 

What is the correct designation for a male as it relates to chromosomes?  

• XXY
• XY
• YY
• YX

What does "XX" mean as it relates to chromosomes? 

• Male 
• Female
• Two alleles
• Missing chromosomes