Homologous Chromosome Pairs – Meiosis
About the Lecture
The lecture Homologous Chromosome Pairs – Meiosis by Georgina Cornwall, PhD is from the course Cell Cycle and Cell Division.
Included Quiz Questions
A cell biologist examines a skin cell from a lizard during the metaphase of meiosis I and determines that 20 chromatids are present. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the germ cells of this species after meiosis II? Select all that apply.
- All 4 cells are genetically different from each other.
- All 4 cells are genetically different from the parent cell.
- Each cell has five chromosomes.
- Each cell has ten chromosomes.
- All 4 cells are diploid.
What is true of the synaptonemal complex? Select all that apply.
- It is a network of proteins that holds homologs together.
- It allows for synapsis between nonsister chromatids.
- It allows for genetic recombination.
- The area where microtubules attach to the centromere of each chromosome.
- It allows for the replication of chromosomes to homologous pairs.
What is the point of crossing over between paired chromosomes in a tetrad known as?
- Chiasmata
- Synapsis
- Origin for chromosomal division
- Synaptonemal complex
- Centromere
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Author of lecture Homologous Chromosome Pairs – Meiosis
Georgina Cornwall, PhD
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