Snurfle Meiosis Worksheet Complete Solution
1. When does interphase occur? Before meiosis
2. What occurs during interphase?
... [Show More] cellular organelles double in number, the DNA replicates, and protein synthesis occurs.
3. Uncoiled stringy DNA is called chromatin .
4. Human cells have__46________ pieces of chromatin.
5. Half of you DNA comes from your___mom_______ and half from your __dad________.
6. DNA has 2 that determines traits of an organism.
7. Different forms of a gene are called _____alleles________.
8. What are the 2 alleles for fur color in Snurfles and which letters represent those alleles?
G- for yellow fur g-green fur
9. __replication___________is when DNA copies itself and it occurs during __interphase ____________.
10. _____gametes____are made during Meiosis. Examples of gametes are ____sperm______ and__eggs_______.
11. Meiosis occurs in ______2_____divisions, Meiosis __one______ and Meiosis two
12. List the phases for Meiosis I.
Prophase 1, metaphrase 1,anaphase 1, telophase 1
13. List the phases for Meiosis II.
Paraphase 2, metaphase 2, anaphase 2, telophase 2
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14. Chromosomes that are the same size and have the same genes are called ____homologous chromosomes__________. .
15. Each half of a replicated chromosome is called sister chromosomes.
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16. The nucleus_____disintegrates__________ during prophase I.
17. Homologous chromosomes pair up during prophase I to form a___tetrad_____________.
18. During metaphase I the tetrads line up in the ___equator______________.
19. The homologous chromosomes split up and move toward the opposite ends of the cell during __anaphase 1__________.
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20. telophase 1 is the division of the cytoplasm to make two new cells.
21. The nucleus disintegrate during prophase II.
22. In Metaphase II the chromosomes line up single file down the ___middle___________of the cell.
23. In anaphase 11 the sister chromatids split up.
24. In Telophase II, ___4______daughter cells are being formed. They are called __haploid___________.
25. Each newly formed cell will form a ___nucleus around the chromosomes.
26. At the end of Meiosis II you have made__4_______ gametes (sex cells).
27. If the gametes are produced by a female, they are called _____eggs_________.
28. If the gametes are produced by a male, they are called _____sperm_________.
29. The punnett square is a tool that is used to predict the possible offspring of a genetic cross.
30. The letters on a punnett square actually represent possible genotypes .
31. When sperm and egg join it is called fertlization .
32. A fertilized egg is called a zygote .
Click on The Chromosome Quandary and follow the directions
Click on The Meiosis and Genetics Quiz! Answer the questions.
Click on Score Sheet. Record Scores. Overall Score: ___ Meiosis and Genetics: _____
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