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23 chromosome pairs
22 pairs of autosomes
1 pair of sex chromosomes |
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| the short arm of the chromosome |
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| the long arm of the chromosome |
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| centromere located in the center of the chromosomes |
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| centromere located slightly above the center of the chromosomes |
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| centromere located much higher above the center of the chromosomes |
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| centromere located at the top of the chromosomes |
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| goal is to make two genetically identical daughter cells |
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| goal is to make gamete haploids |
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| nuclear envelope/membrane is present, relaxed chromain |
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| chromosome condenses, sister chromatids, spindle fiber formation |
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| nuclear membrane disintegrates, spindle fibers attach |
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| chromosomes align on equatorial plate |
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| sister chromatids seperate and move toward opposite poles |
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| chromosomes arrive at poles, nuclear membrane reforms |
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| chromatin begins to relax, cleavage furrow forms |
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| chromosomes condense, dyads visible, crossing over between homologous chromosomes |
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| homologous pairs line up along the equatorial plate |
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| homologous pairs separate and move toward opposite poles. |
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| sister chromatids remain attached at the centromere |
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| chromosomes arrive at opposite poles, cleavage furrow forms, cytokenesis follows |
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| T/F The second meiotic division is analagous to a mitotic division in that there is no rediction of genetic information |
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| chromosomes line up individually along the equatorial plate. (post crossing over occurs) |
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| sister chromatids now separate and move toward opposite poles. |
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| chromosomes arrive at opposite poles, cytokenesis follows (4 new cells present) |
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| Independent Assortment (random assortment) and Recombination (crossing-over) |
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| Two phenomena contributing to the generation of genetic variability during meiosis. |
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| where recombination occurs |
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| when random assortment occurs |
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