MEIOSIS AND GENETICS

Sperm and eggs are considered

• sex chromosomes

• autosomes

• sex cells

• somatic cells

Body cells are also known as

• sex cells

• gametes

• somatic cells

• autosomes

Traits are inherited from parents to offspring through

• fertilization

• cloning

• meiosis

• mitosis

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The process of mitosis creates

• diploid cells

• haploid cells

• somatic cells

• gametes

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The process continues throughout an organism's lifetime.

• mitosis

• meiosis

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The process of meiosis results in

• diploid cells

• haploid cells

• eggs and sperm

• autosomes

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There are ______ chromosomes in a human somatic cells.

• 1 pair

• 22

• 23 pairs

• 44

There are 22 autosomes and 1 sex chromosome in a

• human somatic cells

• human hair cells

• human egg cell

• human blood cell

This is a karyotype of a

• female

• male

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What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?

• offspring are identical to parents
• offspring are resistant to viruses
• offspring are born live, rather thna from eggs
• offspring inherit a wider variety of genetic information

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