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1Meiosis Review Answers
1. Asexual reproduction occurs through mitosis.
2. A gamete has 23 chromosomes.
3. Crossing over occurs during prophase I ( must have phase and number)
4. The purpose of crossing over is to increase genetic variation.
5. Meiosis makes gametes have half the chromosomes.
6. Gametes are sex cell.
7. Chromatids separate during anaphase II (must have phase and number)
8. Female gametes are called ova or ovum
Male gametes are called sperm or spermatazoa
9. Synapsis is the pairing of homologous chromosomes during prophase I
10. Meiosis results in haploid cells ( 4 sperm or 1 ova)
11. Cytokinesis is the division of cytoplasm and results in new cells.
12. Crossing over is the exchanging of reciprocal DNA of homologous chromosomes.
13. A gamete is haploid.
14. Homologues line up in the middle during metaphase I (must have phase and number)