Meiosis
Identify the stage
What stage?
Review homologs = matching chromosomes gene = alleles =
Key Vocabulary somatic cell – gamete - example gonad -
Key Vocab (cont) diploid (2n) – haploid (n) – Which is diploid, a somatic cell or a gamete?
Purpose of Meiosis to produce gametes! (That’s easy!) OR to reduce # chromosomes per cell by ½ WHY?? (See board)
What is a tetrad?
What funky thing do tetrads do?
Stages of Meiosis:
Interphase
Prophase I Is this cell human? How many chromosomes are pictured? How many pairs of chromosomes How many tetrads? What is 2n for this organism?
Metaphase I Note tetrads (pairs) line up on equator instead of duplicated chromosomes
Anaphase I
Telophase I How many cells? How many chromosomes per cell? How many pairs of chromosomes in each cell?
Prophase & Metaphase II
Anaphase & Telophase II
Compare & Contrast Mitosis & Meiosis (BE SPECIFIC) Contrast:
Compare & Contrast Mitosis & Meiosis (BE SPECIFIC) Compare
Compare & Contrast meiosis in men with meiosis with women: