Cell Reproduction Flashcards

Flashcards to review cell reproduction including meiosis, cell phases, and key vocabulary.

Somatic Cells

Cells of the body that contain a normal number of chromosomes.

Gametes

Haploid cells and sex cells.

Meiosis II Result

A diploid cell becomes four haploid cells.

Spermatogenesis

Meiosis in males.

Oogenesis

Meiosis in females.

Prophase I

The largest and most complex phase of meiosis.

Prophase I

The phase where chromosomes condense.

Chiasmata

The location where crossing over takes place.

Sister Chromatids

Formed when two homologous chromosomes come together.

Metaphase

The phase where chromosomes line up across the cell.

Anaphase

The phase where chromosomes separate and spindle fibers pull them apart.

Telophase

The phase where the nuclear membrane forms around each cluster of chromosomes.

Crossing Over

Segments of non-sister chromatids break and reattach to the other chromatid.

Meiosis Steps

Prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I, Prophase II, Metaphase II, Anaphase II, Telophase II.