meiosis quiz

Two pairs of homologous chromosomes which come together in meiosis 1 is referred to as?

Bivalents

The physical event of the two pairs of homologous chromosomes coming together in meiosis 1 is called?

Synapsis

The Exchange of pieces of homologous chromosomes, and meiosis 1

Crossing over

The key result of crossing over is genetic ____ which is eventually produced in the siblings coming from gametes formed in the process.

Genetic Recombination

The process of mitosis produces cells with how many number of chromosomes usually

half the number of chromosomes

Non sex cells in organism with the diploid number of chromosomes are called the body cells or?

Somatic cells

The crossing over and Tetrad formation occur during what phase of Meiosis 1?

Prophase

In what phase does meiosis 1, the terrace move to opposite poles of the cell.

Anaphase

In mitosis, the two sister chromosomes are attached at the what?

Centromere

How does meiosis produce genetic variability?

crossing over and independent assortment

If 2n=8, then the chromosomes in egg cell after meiosis would be?

4, must contain only half the chromosomes of a normal body cell so that when fertilization occurs, the new zygote will have the correct.