Meiosis & Reproduction

The x and y chromosomes are called the

• extra chromosomes

• phenotypes

• sex chromosomes

• all of the above

a picture of an arrangement of chromosomes is called a(n):

• chromotogram

• karyotype

• scientific slide

• chromosome snapshot

sex cells are also known as

• gametes

• somatic cells

• body cells

• gender cells

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somatic cells refer to

• egg and sperm

• body cells

• germ cells

• gametes

one half of a duplicated chromosome is called a(n)

• chromatid

• centromere

• homologus pair

• long arm of chromosome

area of duplicated chromosome where the chromatids attach and where attachment to spindle fiber occurs (labled with #2 in image)

• chromatid

• centromere

• sister chromosomes

• homologous pair

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chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure are known as a(n)

• chromatids

• replicated chromosomes

• sister chromosomes

• homologous pairs

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a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with haploid number of chromosomes, as in the production of gametes

• mitosis

• nuclear fission

• meiosis

• spontaneous division

a segment of DNA that codes for a single trait is called a(n):

• allele

• sequence

• chromatid

• gene

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if the diploid number of chromosomes in an organism is 96, what would the haploid number of chromosomes be?

• 96

• 46

• 48

• 23