Multiple Choice
During meiosis I (often contrasted with mitosis), what separates during anaphase I after alignment at metaphase I?
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17. Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
Meiosis
Multiple Choice
In animals, what type of cell undergoes meiosis to produce gametes?
A
Somatic body cells (e.g., skin or muscle cells) to support growth and repair
B
Red blood cells to generate daughter cells with reduced chromosome number
C
Germline cells (e.g., spermatocytes and oocytes) in the gonads
D
Mature haploid gametes (sperm or egg) to increase genetic diversity
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Understand that meiosis is a specialized type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, producing haploid cells from diploid cells.
Identify the types of cells in animals: somatic cells (body cells), germline cells (cells that give rise to gametes), and mature gametes themselves.
Recall that somatic cells undergo mitosis for growth and repair, not meiosis, so they do not produce gametes.
Recognize that germline cells, such as spermatocytes in males and oocytes in females, are the cells that undergo meiosis within the gonads (testes and ovaries) to produce haploid gametes.
Conclude that mature haploid gametes (sperm and egg) are the products of meiosis, not the cells that undergo meiosis themselves.
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