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Review:Meiosis
1. Knowthedefinitionsofthevocabularywordsforthissection,astheyaredefinedinthe
book.
2. Whatismeiosis?
3. Whatiscrossingover?Wheninmeiosisdoesithappen?Whatdoescrossingoverdoto
thegeneticinformationcontainedinthecells?
4. Whyismeiosisanimportantprocessforsexuallyreproducingorganisms?Whatwould
happentooffspringifgameteswereproducedbymitosisinsteadofmeiosis?
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5. Howmanychromosomesareinahumandiploidcell?Howmanychromosomesareina
humancellproducedbymeiosis?
6. HowdotheparentcellscomparetothecellsproducedattheendofmeiosisII?
7. WhyaretheoffspringoforganismsthatreproducesexuallyNOTgeneticallyidenticalto
eitheroftheirparents?
8. Explainhowfertilizationrestoresthenormalchromosomenumberinanorganism.
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9. Listallthephasesinmeiosisanddescribewhathappensineachphase.
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