Meiosis Vocab

The formation genetically unique, haploid cells

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Genes

• Alleles

Meiosis deals with what type of cells?

• Sex

• Sperm

• Egg

• Body

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

 Division of cellular contents (cytoplasm) following a nuclear division event

• Anaphase 1

• Metaphase 1

• Prophase 2

• Cytokinesis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

creates new combinations of genes to increase variation within a species

• Mitosis

• Crossing over

• Homozygous

• Cell Membrane

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

• Sexual Reproduction produces genetic _____ (asexual produces identical cells)

• identical cells

• Variety

• Cytokinesis

• Haploid cells identical to the parents

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

is the creation of sex cells for sexual reproduction

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Humans have ___ chromosomes- so they have ____ in their sex cells

• 23/46

• 46/23

• 23/23

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

• Chromosomes that are the same amongst different members of the same population i.e. two mice having the same eye color.

• Mitosis

• Genetic Diversity

• Homologous Chromosomes

• Crossing Over

haploid cells

• Contain 46 chromosomes

• Contain 23 chromosomes