The first phase of Meiosis I?
Prophase 1
The process in which the number of chromosomes is halved (opposite of mitosis in which the number of chromosomes is duplicated)
Meiosis
The longest phase of the cell cycle
Interphase
How many new daughter cells are made during meiosis?
4
The preparation stage before meiosis.
Interphase
The number of cycles that Meiosis goes through
Two
What kind of cell with the half set of chromosomes?. (n)
Haploid cells
What is the purpose of meiosis?
To create gametes
The separation of sister chromatids
Anaphase II
The process in Meiosis that ensures more genetic variation
crossing over of the chromatids (recombination)
The three phases of Interphase.
G1, S, and G2
What type of daughter cells are made? (they contain full number of chromosomes as the parent cell/ identical to the parent.)
Diploid
The fourth stage of meiosis.
Telophase I
The phase of meiosis where crossing over occurs
Prophase I
Splitting of cytoplasm
Cytokinesis
Which of the two cycles of meiosis is more similar to mitosis?
Meiosis II
Alignment of homologous chromosomes
Metaphase I
Scientific name for body cells.
Somatic Cells
Stage of separation of homologous chromosomes
Anaphase I
This phenomenon during meiosis ensures that offspring inherit a RANDOM COMBINATION of maternal and paternal chromosomes, significantly contributing to genetic diversity. (not the same as recombination/crossing over)
Independent assortment