The cell cycle is divided into 3 stages __________, ________, _________.
Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis.
During meiosis, there is one paternal and one maternal chromosome pair inside a cell
Homologous chromosomes.
This is the part of the cell cycle when the cell is ____ _______
Not dividing
Chromosomes attach to the _____ _____ at the _______ and line up at the _______ of the cell.
Spindle fibers
Centremere
Equator
A new ________ __________ forms around each set of ________ __________.
Nuclear membrane, sister chromatids
cylindrical structure made up of microtubule that makes spindle fibers for cell division
Centriole
the process where homologous chromosomes pair up and exchange genetic material to form new chromosomes
Crossing Over
DNA is loosly distributed in the nucleus and is called ______.
Chromatin.
________ ________ are pulled apart by the ______ _______.
Sister chromatids
Spindle fibers
_______ ______ disappear.
___ uncoils and returns to the threadlike form called _________.
Spindle fibers
DNA, Chromatin
The original DNA is ¨unzipped¨ by an enzyme called _____.
Helicase.
Four cells as a result of meiosis, which are genetically different from each other and the parent cells
Hapliod Cells
Chromatin condences into __________.
Chromosomes
Separated ________ are led to opposite ends of the cell.
Chromosomes
This is the phase of the cell cycle in which the _________ of the parent cell ______.
Cytoplasm, Divides
New, complementary strands of DNA are created by an enzyme called _________.
Polymerase.
This cell division occures in two stages _______, ______
Meiosis 1 and 2
The nuclear membrane ________.
Dissapears
What is this diagram of
Anaphase
A _____ ____ forms at the equator of the cell.
The _____ ____ pinches in and pulls the ____ ________ inward.
Fiber ring
Fiber ring, Cell membrane
Thread-like form of DNA in the nucleus of the cell during interphase, telophase, and cytokinesis
Chromatin
Meiosis is required to create _____ and _____ cells for sexual reproduction
egg, sperm
_______ _______ form in the prophase part of cell division.
spindle fibers
What is this a picture of?
Metaphase
The cell is pinched into two identical, ______ (2n) daughter cells.
Diploid