What produces genetically unique daughter cells?
(A) meiosis
(B) mitosis
(C) neither of those
(D) both of these
A
What produces four daughter cells?
(A). meiosis
(B). neither of these
(C). mitosis
(D). both of these
A
What is the outcome of synapsis, a significant event in meiosis?
(A). chiasma segregation
(B). monad movement to opposite poles
(C). side-by-side alignment of homologous chromosomes
(D). side-by-side alignment of non homologous chromosomes
(E). dyad formation
C
Upon fertilization, the egg and sperm fuse to form a single cell
called a(n) ________.
(A). gonad
(B). gamete
(C). zygote
(D). embryo
C
If a cell had 12 chromosomes at the beginning of meiosis II, how many
would each daughter cell have after the completion of meiosis
II?
(A). 18
(B). 12
(C). 6
(D). 24
B
When does crossing over occur?
(A). cytokinesis II
(B). cytokinesis I
(C). Meiosis I
(D). Meiosis II
C
Genetic variation from meiosis is generated during ________.
(A). both meiosis I and meiosis II
(B). meiosis II
(C). meiosis I
C
________ chromosomes contain fragments of DNA exchanged between homologues.
(A). jumbled
(B). recombinant
(C). mosaic
B
________ is heavily influenced by the species’s genetic variation.
(A). A population’s long-term survival
(B). An individual’s short-term survival
(C). A population’s short-term survival
A
A pericentric inversion likely played a role in the evolutionary divergence of ________.
(A). chimpanzees and humans
(B). chimpanzees and monkeys
(C). humans and monkeys
A