Meiosis vs Mitosis Flashcards

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Where does meiosis happen?

A

In reproductive organs

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Sexual reproduction

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2 parents contribute half their genetic info. For their offspring, which are different than them

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2
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What is formed during fertilization?

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Zygote

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3
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Gametes

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Special cells made by each parent in order for sexual reproduction to occur

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4
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Fertilization

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When the sperm and the egg combine and form a cell with 46 chromosomes

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5
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Egg

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The maternal gamete

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6
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How many chromosomes do both the egg and the Sperm have together?

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46 (23 each)

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7
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Sperm

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The paternal gamete

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8
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Asexual reproduction

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One parent produces offspring through cell division which results as an exact copy

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9
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Happens everywhere in body

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Mitosis

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10
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One cell division

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Mitosis

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11
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No chromosome crossover

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Mitosis

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12
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Purpose is repair and growth

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Mitosis

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13
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Duplicates DNA every time

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Mitosis

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14
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Daughter cells have 46 chromosomes

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Mitosis

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15
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Reproduction in bacteria (asexual)

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2 daughter cells

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From body cells

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Happens only in reproductive organs

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2 cell divisions

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Chromosome crossover

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Purpose is sexual reproduction

22
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Duplicates DNA only before 1st division

23
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Daughter cells have 23 chromosomes (haploid)

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Reproductive in humans sexual
Meiosis
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4 daughter cells
Meiosis
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Form gametes (Sperm and egg)
Meiosis