Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134256283
Author: Audesirk
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 2MC
A cell with three or more copies of each homologous chromosome called
a gamete.
haploid.
trisomy X.
polyploid.
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Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
Ch. 10 - Pairs of chromosomes with almost identical genetic...Ch. 10 - A cell with three or more copies of each...Ch. 10 - During crossing over, a. chromatids of homologous...Ch. 10 - Which of the following does not contribute to...Ch. 10 - Haploid nuclei are first formed at what stage of...Ch. 10 - 1. Meiotic cell division produces _______ (how...Ch. 10 - During _______ of meiosis I, homologous...Ch. 10 - Prob. 3FTBCh. 10 - Prob. 4FTBCh. 10 - Women with __________ syndrome have a single X...
Ch. 10 - Prob. 1RQCh. 10 - 2. Describe crossing over. At which stage of...Ch. 10 - 3. In what ways are mitosis and meiosis similar?...Ch. 10 - 4. Diagram and describe the three main types of...Ch. 10 - Describe how meiosis provides for genetic...Ch. 10 - Define nondisjunction, and describe common...Ch. 10 - 1. Many plants can reproduce sexually or...
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- Process resulting in formation of haploid gametes is called? Group of answer choices mitosis meiosis cytokinesis anaphasearrow_forwardTwo chromosomes have identical shape, size, and alleles. These chromosomes are very likely: homologous chromosomes sister chromatidsarrow_forwardDiploid cells have homologous chromosomes true or falsearrow_forward
- In meiosis I, __________ separate from one another; in meiosis II, ________ separate from one another. homologous chromosomes; chromatids chromatids; homologous chromosomes homologous sections of homologous chromosomes; non-homologous sections of homologous chromosomes non-homologous chromosomes; homologous chromosomesarrow_forward________________ most closely resembles events of mitosis except that the cells are ___________. Question options: interphase, diploid meiosis II, diploid interphase, haploid meiosis II, haploidarrow_forwarddiagram of meiosis of a diploid cell where n = 3, showing all stages. Lable one example of sister chromatids and one example of a pair of homologous chromosomes.arrow_forward
- Which of these things happens in meiosis but Not mitosis? A. sister chromatids separate from each other B. diploid daughter cells are formed C. homologous chromosomes pair uparrow_forwardWhich of these statements is false ? Homologous chromosomes are identical in size and shape. Homologous chromosome differ in gene loci Homologous chromosomes are separated during meiosis Homologous chromosomes contain different alleles same genearrow_forwardWhich of the statements is FALSE? Somatic cells are diploid in diploid organisms. Gametes are produced from meiosis by germline cells. Somatic cells are capable of both mitosis and meiosis. Somatic cells and gametes from the same organism have different chromosomal complements.arrow_forward
- During meiosis, what happens when chromosomes "cross over"? Group of answer choices chromosomes get twisted up and often do not separate equally chromatids swap reciprocal segments of DNA nothing, chromosomes do not cross over during meiosis homologous chromosomes do not pairarrow_forwardAll the DNA in a haploid set ofchromosomes is called a person’s ____________arrow_forwardA diploid eukaryotic cell has 10 chromosomes (5 per set). As a group,take turns having one student draw the cell as it would look during aphase of mitosis, meiosis I, or meiosis II; then have the other studentsguess which phase it is.arrow_forward
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