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level: Level 1 of cell division day 2

Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
Sexual reproduction of your cells	Meiosis
“______s” appear because nucleus breaks down - each ______ consists of homologous pairs of Sister Chromatids, one pair from mom and one from dad	Tetrad
"________ ____” occurs - pieces of DNA are exchanged among each tetrad forming new unique & diverse chromosomes	Crossing Over
How many cells are produced by meiosis	4
symbol for Haploid cells, where “_” is the individual number of chromosomes in a cell	N
Haploid sex cells (sperm and egg)	Gametes
Contain half the # of chromosomes as Diploid (2N) cells (chromosomes are not in pairs)	Haploid Cells (N)
Chromosomes from your mom and dad that carry similar genes and are the same size (Remember, “Hom” means same or similar)	Homologous
The symbol for diploid cells, where “N” represents the number of chromosomes in a single set from one parent in a particular organism	2N
What is special about meiosis' rounds	There's 2 rounds