Reproduction

Question 1

Mitosis Acronym

Answer 1

Making identical two

Question 2

Meiosis Acronym

Answer 2

Making Eggs (and Sperm)

Question 3

What is meiosis?

Answer 3

The cell division that produces gametes for sexual reproduction is called meiosis.

Question 4

What is mitosis?

Answer 4

In multicellular organisms, cell division (mitosis) is needed for growth, repair of tissues and the replacement of old cells.

Question 5

What is the gametes found in humans?

Answer 5

Sperm and Ovum (Ova)

Question 6

Heterozygous

Answer 6

Different alleles with each having a characteristic

Question 7

Homozygous

Answer 7

Identical alleles with each having a characteristic

Question 8

Dominant allele

Answer 8

The phenotype that will be apparent in the offspring even if only one of the allele is inherited

Question 9

Recessive allele

Answer 9

The phenotype that will only show up in the offspring if both alleles coding for that characteristics are inherited

Question 10

Alleles

Answer 10

Different forms of the same gene sometimes referred to as variants

Question 11

Genotype

Answer 11

The genetic make up of an individual for a particular characteristic, for example hair or eye colour