Meiosis

A cat has a total of 40 chromosomes in its body cells. How many in its sex cells?

• 38

• 20

• 76

• 10

The process of crossing over occurs in what meiotic phase?

• anaphase 1
• prophase 1
• prophase 2
• telophase 1

Meiosis would occur in which of these cells?

• skin cells

• liver cells

• brain cells

• sperm cells

In humans, sperm cell have ___________ chromosomes and are ___________________, while skin cells have _____________ chromosomes are are diploid.

• 23. haploid. 46 diploid

• 46. haploid. 23. diploid

• 23 diploid. 46 haploid

• 46. diploid. 23. haploid.

Crossing over helps promote ?

• male genotype
• genetic variation
• DNA replication
• mitosis

You get one homologous chromosome from your ________ and one from your _______.  

• dad, mom
• brother, sister
• grandmother, grandfather
• dog, cat

With mitosis you get ___, _________ cells, but with meiosis, you get ___, ____________.

• 4 different, 2 identical
• 4 identical, 2 different
• 2 different, 4 identical
• 2 identical, 4 different

The purpose of meiosis is to form ________ cells.

• body
• sex
• somatic
• brain

Determine the sex of the individual whose karyotype is displayed in the image.

• female
• male

Determine the sex of the individual whose karyotype is displayed in the image.

• female
• male