Meiosis Flashcards
body cells
reproduce by cell division
Somatic cells
a haploid sex cell; a male gamete is called a sperm or sperm cell, a female gamete is called an egg or egg cell
Gametes
Male gametes
Sperm
Female gametes
ova / eggs
The process that produces gametes, which have half the chromosome number as the parent reduction division
Meiosis
Describes a cell with half the chromosome number of hte parent; symbolized by n
Haploid
Describes a cell that has a complete set of chormosomes; symbolized by 2n
Diploid
A pair of corresponding chromosome
Homologous chromosomes
Name the two types of gametes?
Sperm and Egg
If an organism has 18 chromosomes, how many homologous pairs does it have?
9
Why is meiosis sometimes called “reduction division”?
It reduces the chromosome number by half
What are the end products of meiosis?
4 daughter cells
