Meiosis & Genetics 2019

Meiosis ends with ______ nonidentical gametes.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Meiosis starts out as a _____ cell and ends with _____ cells.

• haploid, diploid
• diploid, diploid
• diploid, haploid
• haploid, haploid

When a homologous pair of chromosomes get tangled up and exchange genetic information

• homozygous
• diploid
• gamete
• crossing over

TT

• heterozygous
• homozygous dominant
• homozygous recessive
• hybrid

The passing of traits from parents to offspring

• gametes
• heredity
• genetics
• recessive

Having 2 alleles for a trait

• haploid
• crossing over
• diploid
• law of independent assortment

The alternate forms of a gene

• heredity
• allele
• genetics
• haploid

The genetic makeup of an individual

• dominant
• phenotype
• recessive
• genotype

Which phase occurs BEFORE MEIOSIS

• interphase
• cytokinesis
• prophase
• telophase

Unlike Mitosis, Meiosis is cell division ONLY for 

• body cells
• sperm
• skin cells
• sex cells