Question 1

In meiosis, interphase is followed by two successive rounds of cell division, meiosis I and II. Meiosis results in four haploid daughter cells because there is no ________ between these two meiotic cell divisions.

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Question 2

What is the difference between cytokinesis and karyokinesis? Which process needs to be more precise for accurate cell division?

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Question 3

How do cyclin-dependent kinases help regulate the cell cycle?

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Question 4

Synapsis initiates formation of a protein bridge called the synaptonemal complex, a tri-layer protein structure that maintains synapsis by tightly binding ________ of homologous chromosomes to one another.

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Question 5

Describe how Mendel's two laws are illustrated by the movement of chromosomes in meiosis.

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Question 6

What are three important differences between mitosis and meiosis I?

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Question 7

An individual is heterozygous for a gene at a specific locus. Sister chromatids will have _______ (the same form/different form)of alleles at that locus after S phase.

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Question 8

Describe how microtubules and cohesion work together to align the chromosomes along the metaphase plate during the process of sister chromatid cohesion.

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Question 9

Which meiotic division(s)reduce(s)chromosome number (i.e., meiosis I, meiosis II, or both)? Explain your answer.

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Quiz 3: Cell Division and Chromosome Heredity