Meiosis Terminology

An organism has 12 chromosomes in it's hair cell. How many chromosomes does it have in it's egg cell?

• 12

• 6

• 10

• 3

An organism has 12 chromosomes in it's hair cell. How many chromosomes does it have in a somatic cell?

• 12

• 6

• 10

• 3

An organism has 12 chromosomes in it's hair cell. How many chromosomes does it have in it's gamete?

• 12

• 6

• 10

• 3

An organism has 12 chromosomes in it's hair cell. How many homologous chromosomes pair does this organism have?

• 12

• 6

• 10

• 3

An organism has 12 chromosomes in it's hair cell. What is the Diploid Number of this ogranism's cells?

• 12

• 6

• 10

• 3

An organism has 12 chromosomes in it's hair cell. What is the Haploid Number of this ogranism's cells?

• 12

• 6

• 10

• 3

An organism has 12 chromosomes in it's hair cell. How many "sets" of chromosomes does this organism have?

• 12

• 6

• 10

• 2

1. Most humans have_______total chromosomes, including _______sex chromosomes and ________ autosomes.

• A. 46,44,2

• B. 46,2,44

• C. 44,46,2

• D. 44, 2, 46

How would you describe the X chromosome compared to the Y chromosome?

• They are the same size.

• They have the same genetic information.

• The X is smaller than the Y.

• The Y is smaller than the X.

Chromosomes that do not determine the sex of individuals are called

• virulents.

• autosomes.

• karyotypes.

• centrosomes.