Meiosis Vocab

Question 1

Functional units that controls inherited trait expression that is passed on from one generation to another generation

Answer 1

Genes

Question 2

One of two paired chromosomes, one from each parent, that carries genes for a specific trait at the same location

Answer 2

Homologous chromosomes

Question 3

Haploid sex cells formed during meiosis that can combine with another haploid sex cell and produce a diploid fertilized egg

Answer 3

Gametes

Question 4

Cell with half the number of chromosomes as a diploid

Answer 4

Haploid

Question 5

Process in which NAD+ is regenerated, allowing cells to maintain glycolysis in the absence of oxygen

Answer 5

Fertilization

Question 6

Having 2 copies of each chromosome

Answer 6

Diploid

Question 7

Fertilized egg formed when a sperm cell penetrates an egg

Answer 7

Zygote

Question 8

Reduction division process occurring only in reproductive cells in which one diploid cell produces 4 haploid cells that are not genetically identical

Answer 8

Meiosis

Question 9

Exchange of chromosomal segments between a pair of homologous chromosomes during prophase 1 of meiosis

Answer 9

Crossing Over

Question 10

Mendelian law stating that 2 alleles for each trait separate during meiosis

Answer 10

Law of Segregation

Question 11

Mendelian law stating that a random distribution of alleles occurs during the formation of gametes

Answer 11

Law of independent assortment