Table of contents

1. Introduction to Genetics51m
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance3h 37m
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance2h 41m
4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage2h 28m
5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses1h 21m
6. Chromosomal Variation1h 48m
7. DNA and Chromosome Structure56m
8. DNA Replication1h 10m
9. Mitosis and Meiosis1h 34m
10. Transcription1h 0m
11. Translation58m
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes1h 19m
13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes44m
14. Genetic Control of Development44m
15. Genomes and Genomics1h 50m
16. Transposable Elements47m
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination1h 6m
18. Molecular Genetic Tools19m
- Genetic Cloning
  9m
- Methods for Analyzing DNA
  9m
19. Cancer Genetics29m
- Overview of Cancer
  21m
- Cancer Mutations
  7m
20. Quantitative Genetics1h 26m
21. Population Genetics50m
- Hardy Weinberg
  19m
- Allelic Frequency Changes
  31m
22. Evolutionary Genetics29m

9. Mitosis and Meiosis

Meiosis

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9. Mitosis and Meiosis

Meiosis

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Multiple Choice

Which structure containing four chromatids forms during meiosis and is essential for crossing over?

Centromere

Spindle fiber

Tetrad

Chromatid

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Understand that during meiosis, homologous chromosomes pair up to exchange genetic material, a process called crossing over.

Recognize that each homologous chromosome consists of two sister chromatids, so when they pair, the structure contains four chromatids in total.

Identify that this four-chromatid structure formed by the pairing of homologous chromosomes is called a tetrad.

Know that the tetrad is essential for crossing over because it allows the exchange of genetic segments between non-sister chromatids, increasing genetic diversity.

Recall that other options like centromere (the chromosome's constricted region), spindle fiber (involved in chromosome movement), and chromatid (a single DNA molecule) do not represent the four-chromatid structure necessary for crossing over.