Meiosis Vocab 30 Correctly Answered Questions Latest Update

Fertilization {Ans: Fusion of n gametes; results in the formation of a 2n zygote.}Chromatid {Ans: One of two identical halves of duplicated chromosome.}Spindle {Ans: Structure consisting of mainly microtubes that provides the framework for chromosome movement during cell division.}Chiasma {Ans: An X-shaped site in a tetrad marking the location of homologous chromatids previously underwent crossing over}Cell Plate {Ans: The structure that forms during cytokinesis in plants, separating the two daughter cells produced by mitosis.}Clone {Ans: a population of genetically identical organisms asexually propagated from a single individual.}Asexual Reproduction {Ans: Division of the cell nucleus, results in two daughter nuclei, each have the same number of chromosomes as the parent nucleus.}Metaphase {Ans: The stage of mitosis, and of meiosis I and II; in which chromosomes line up at equator.}Kinetochore {Ans: Portion of the chromosome centromere to which the mitotic spindle fibers attach.}Chromatin {Ans: The complex of DNA, proteins and some RNA that makes up some that makes up eukaryotic chromosomes.}Interphase {Ans: Stage of the cell cycle between successive mitonic divsions; Its subdivisions are the G1 (first gap), S (DNA synthesis) and G2 (second gap) phases.}Karyotype {Ans: The chromosomal constitution