9. Mitosis and Meiosis

Homologous chromosomes move to opposite poles of a dividing cell during which stage of meiosis?

During which phase of meiosis do homologous pairs of chromosomes align independently at the equator?

In which division of meiosis do chromosomes split at the centromere and sister chromatids are separated?

During which phase of meiosis could an error result in trisomy, and what is the mechanism by which this occurs?

During which stage of meiosis do homologous chromosomes synapse and crossing over occurs?

Which process must a cell undergo to produce genetically different cells at the end of cell division?

During which phase of meiosis do the sister chromatids move apart toward opposite poles of the cell?

Mitosis and meiosis are similar processes. Which of the following events can occur only as a result of meiosis, but not mitosis?

When meiosis occurs within an animal, the daughter cells become:

At the end of meiosis, how many daughter cells are produced and what is their chromosome number relative to the original cell?

Which process describes the division of a parent cell into four sex cells, each containing half the original number of chromosomes?

Meiosis typically results in the production of which of the following?

Eukaryotic cells that are diploid can divide by which process to produce haploid sex cells?

During meiosis, how many chromatids are present in a tetrad?

In meiosis, the nucleus undergoes two divisions. Which of the following statements about Meiosis I is correct?