| Term | Definition |
|---|
| what is chromatid? | half of a chromosome or 2 chromosomes made during mitosis. |
| what is centromere? | where chromatids join together just before cell division and spindle fibers attach during mitosis. |
| what is chromatin? | uncoiled DNA complex and protien that makes up chromosomes. |
| what are sex chromosomes? | are the chromosomes that determine sexual characteristics. |
| what are the human sex chromosome signs? | x or y |
| how many chromosomes will a woman have? | XX |
| how many chromosomes will a man have? | XY |
| what is an autosomal gene? | an organism are called autosomes and homogous. This means they have the same sex characteristics. |
| what is a karyotype? | a photograph of chromosomes used to show the # size shape and chromotype. |
| how many chromosomes are in a human diploid cell? | 000 |
| how many homologous chromosomes? | 000 |
| how many sex chromosomes are there? | 000 |
| what is a diploid? and abbv? | cells having the same # chromosomes and it is abbreviated dip. |
| what is a haploid? | cells having a single set of chromosomes. |
| what are egg and sperm cells? | sex cells or gametes |
| what happens when a sperm cell y and the female cell x come together form? | male |
| what is mitosis? | results in 2 new cells that are identical to one another. |
| what is meiosis? | results in the formation of 2 gametes |
| what are gametes? | matured sex cells |
| what does meiosis reprodduce? | sperm and egg cells. |
| WHAT ARE EACH? | WHAT ARE EACH? |
| Interphase | resting stage of cell division |
| Prophase | the first stage of meiosis |
| Metaphase | second stage of meiosis |
| Anaphase | when paired chromosoms move apart. |
| Telophase | where nuclear membranes are formed around chromosomes. |
| Cytokinesis | process of cytoplasmic division. |
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