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Nucleosomes are made of

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DNA and histone proteins

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Ordinary cell division produces two daughter cells that are genetically identical. This type of cell division is important for all of the following functions except

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Production of sperm and eggs

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The chromosomes of eukaryotic cells are found in the

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Nucleus

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Chromatin consist of

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DNA and proteins

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A duplicate a chromosome consists of two

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Centrosomes

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Sister chromatids are joined at the

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Centromere

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Which of the following occurs during interphase?

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Chromosome duplication occurs

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The mitotic cell cycle results in the production of

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To cells, each with the same amount of genetic material in the same genetic information

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Which of the following occurs during prophase?

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The mitotic spindle begins to form

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Which of the following is a stage of mitosis?

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Telophase

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The correct sequence of stage of mitosis is

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Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

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During metaphase

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Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

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Which of these events occur during anaphase?

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Sister chromatids become separate chromosomes

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During telophase

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The events of prophase are reversed

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A cell that completed the cell cycle without undergoing cytokinesis would

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Have two nuclei

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Cytokinesis typically begins during the _____ stage of mitosis

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Telophase

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What is the difference between a benign and a malignant tumor?

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Benign tumor is do not metastasize; malignant tumors do

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Which of the following will help prevent cancer and increase survival?

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Seeker early detection of tumors

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Homologous chromosomes

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Carry genes control in the same inherited characteristics

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What chromosomes belong to a normal human male?

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44 autosomes, One X chromosome, one Y chromosome

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What chromosomes belong to a normal human female?

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44 autosomes and 2 X chromosomes

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Chromosomes that do not determine the sex of an individual or called

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Autosomes

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Sexual reproduction in humans

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Allow a haploid sperm cell to fertilize a haploid egg cell

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Plant cell cytokinesis differs from animal so cytokinesis because

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Plant cells form a cell plate and animal cells do not

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How much genetic material is present in a cell during prophase 1 compared to a cell that has completed meiosis 2
Four times as much
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During metaphase one,
Homologous Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
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Upon completion of televize one and cytokinesis there are
Two haploid cells
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Which of the following is a characteristic seen in prophase one that does not occur in prophase two?
Crossing over occurs
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Anaphase two is essentially the same as mitotic Anaphase except that in anaphase two____and in mitotic anaphase____
The cells are haploid and sister chromatids separate… The cells have the same number of chromosomes as the original cell and sister chromatids separate
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The diagram of human life cycle shows that
Meiosis produces haploid sperm and egg cells
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Genetic variation is accomplished by all but one of the following
The events of meiosis 2
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Which of the following is the best description of the events of anaphase one
Homologous Chromosomes randomly separate and migrate to the opposite poles
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In meiosis, how does prophase one differ from prophase two
During prophase one there is one diploid cell; during prophase there are two haploid cells
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Crossing over during prophase one results in
Genetic recombination
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A Karyotype would be unable to determine
Eye color
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How many chromosomes can a gimme possess as a result of non-disjunction
n+1 or n-1
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How many chromosomes does an individual with Turner syndrome have
2n-1
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What is the chromosome number found in humans sells after meiosis one is completed?
22 autosomes and a sex chromosome
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Which of these could lead to the mistake evident in the Karyotype?
A nondisjunction in meiosis two in gamete formation
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The figure above shows that
Meiosis results in the formation of four haploid daughter cells
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The 2n Number for the cell shown here is
Two sets
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Lymphoid tissue's cancer is a type of
Lymphoma
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In crossing over, exchange of DNA segments occurs between
Non-sister chromatids of the homologous chromosome
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The Karyotype above shows
Trisomy 21, a cause of Down syndrome
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Which of the following may result when errors/mutation occurs in meiosis
A and B
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Blood cancer is a type of
Leukemia
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One possible result of chromosomal breakage is for a fragment to join a nonhomologous chromosome, this is called a
Translocation
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When is amniocentesis usually done?
Between weeks 14 and 20 of pregnancy
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Bone cancer is a type of
Sarcoma
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Poison referred to treatments that attempt to stop cancer cells from dividing by interfering
With the mitotic spindle
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Which one of the following mechanisms contributes to genetic variation?
A B and C
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When is CVS Test usually done
During the first trimester
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Individuals with down syndrome
I have an extra chromosome 21
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Individuals with meta-female syndrome
Have an extra X-chromosome
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In animals, somatic cells are produced by mitosis and____are produced by meiosis
Gametes
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Which of the following terms mostly associated with the word synapsis, tetrads, and chiasmata
Crossing over
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When can meiosis gone astray?
B and D
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Which of the following happens at the conclusion of meiosis one
Homologous Chromosomes are separated

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