For the following question, match the key event of meiosis with the stages listed below.
I. Prophase I V. Prophase II
II. Metaphase I VI. Metaphase II
III. Anaphase I VII. Anaphase II
IV. Telophase I VIII. Telophase II
Tetrads of chromosomes are aligned at the equator of the spindle; alignment determines independent assortment.
A) IB) II
C) IV
D) VI
E) VIII
Answer: B
Synaptonemal complexes form or are still present. A) I only
B) I and IV onlyC) I and VIII only
D) II and VI only
E) I, II, III, and IV only
Answer: A
Centromeres of sister chromatids disjoin and chromatids separate.
A) II
B) IIIC) IV
D) V
E) VII
Answer: E
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- To view and analyze human chromosomes in a dividing cell, which of the following is/are required?
- When we see chiasmata under a microscope, that lets us know which of the following has occurred?
- A tetrad includes which of the following sets of DNA strands?
- Experiments with cohesins have found that
- Whether during mitosis or meiosis, sister chromatids are held together by proteins referred to as cohesins. Such molecules must have which of the following properties?
- If an organism is diploid and a certain gene found in the organism has 18 known alleles (variants), then any given organism of that species can/must have which of the following?
- Which of the following occurs in meiosis but not in mitosis?
- Independent assortment of chromosomes occurs.
- Chromatids are separated from each other.
- A cell divides to produce two daughter cells that are genetically different.
- Which of the following happens at the conclusion of meiosis I?
- When does the synaptonemal complex disappear?
- How do cells at the completion of meiosis compare with cells that have replicated their DNA and are just about to begin meiosis?
- After telophase I of meiosis, the chromosomal makeup of each daughter cell is
- In a human karyotype, chromosomes are arranged in 23 pairs. If we choose one of these pairs, such as pair 14, which of the following do the two chromosomes of the pair have in common?
- The somatic cells of a privet shrub each contain 46 chromosomes. To be as different as they are from human cells, which have the same number of chromosomes, which of the following must be true?
- Which of the following might result in a human zygote with 45 chromosomes?
- Which of the following can utilize both mitosis and meiosis in the correct circumstances?
- If a cell has completed the first meiotic division and is just beginning meiosis II, which of the following is an appropriate description of its contents?
- Which of the following best describes a karyotype?
- A karyotype results from which of the following?
- A triploid cell contains three sets of chromosomes. If a cell of a usually diploid species with 42 chromosomes per cell is triploid, this cell would be expected to have which of the following?
- A given organism has 46 chromosomes in its karyotype. We can therefore conclude which of the following?
- The karyotype of one species of primate has 48 chromosomes. In a particular female, cell division goes awry and she produces one of her eggs with an extra chromosome (25). The most probable source of this error would be a mistake in which of the following?
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