Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134168296
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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A drug called colchicine prevents cell division after the chromosomes have doubled at the start of meiosis. Describe how you would use colchicine to produce a new polyploid plant species.
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Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
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- In the following diagram, designate each daughter cell as diploid (2n) or haploid (n).arrow_forwardMake a simple sketch of meiosis in a diploid germ cell that has one pair of homologous chromosomes. Now try it when the cell has three homologous chromosomesarrow_forwardMitosis produces 2 daughter cells that are identical to the starting cell. Explain how meíosis is different using this diagram to help you. 1) How many cells are created through meiosis? 2) Describe the chromosomes in each gamete at the end of meiosis? Are the set of chromosomes in a gamete identical to the starting cell like they are in mitosis? Are there the same number of chromosomes in each gamete as the starting cell? Starting cell's chromosomes: 1А, 1B, 2A, 2B Interphase After the S phase of interphase: 4 pairs of sister chromatids 1A 1A 1B 1B 2A 2A 2B 2B Meiosis has 2 rounds of cell division 1A, 1A, 1B, 1B, 2A 2B 2A 2B tv MacBook Air DII DD 80 888 F9 F10 F6 F7 F8 F4 F3 * #3 2$ % & 8 9 3 4 E T. Y F G J K * CO Rarrow_forward
- A. Aneuploidy refers to the loss or gain a chromosome part. B. Polyploid cells have extra chromosome sets. A) Both statement is correct B) Both statement is incorrect C) First statement is correct, Second is incorrect D) First statement is incorrect, Second is correctarrow_forwardExamine the diagram below and answer the following questions. a) What specific stage of meiosis is this cell in? b) Exactly how many chromosomes will be in each of the 4 resulting gametes?arrow_forwardA dihybrid has the genotype Aabb. Which of the following best represents the chromosomes in a cell at the beginning of meiosis phase 2? (Picture of cells attached) A) Cell G B) Cell H C) Cell K D) Cell M E) Cell Parrow_forward
- Can be more than one answer: Select all of the following that are true of MEIOSIS but not of MITOSIS. a) cell division occurs during cytokinesis b) results in two identical daughter cells c) halves the number of chromosomes in a cell d) spindle fibers contract during anaphase e) tetrads line up on metaphase platearrow_forwardConsider a diploid cell that has 2n = 4 chromosomes: one pair of metacentric chromosomes and one pair of acrocentric chromosomes. Suppose that this cell undergoes nondisjunction, giving rise to an autotriploid cell (3n). The triploid cell then undergoes meiosis. Draw the different types of gametes that could result from meiosis in the triploid cell, showing the chromosomes present in each type. To distinguish between the different metacentric and acrocentric chromosomes, use a different color to draw each metacentric chromosome; similarly, use a different color to draw each acrocentric chromosome.arrow_forwardWhich statement is true of meiosis? 1)two identical cells in both divisions 2)the first division produces haploid cells and the second produces diploid cells 3)the first division produces diploid cells and the second produces haploid cells 4) the products of both meiotic divisions are haploidarrow_forward
- This form of cell division is possible for a parent cell that is a somatic cell. (Choose one answer.) O A) mitosis only O B) meiosis only O C) both mitosis and meiosis D) neither mitosis or or meiosis CS Scanned with CamScannerarrow_forwardThe following four questions refer to the picture below: 1) In meiosis, the homologous chromosomes are side by side. Are they side by side in mitosis? 2)In meiosis, each centromere has a spindle fiber attached only to one side. In mitosis, each centromere has a spindle attached to how many sides? 3) Look at what happened right after Metaphase in both processes. In mitosis, what has been separated homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids? 4) After Metaphase I in meiosis, what has been separated, homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids?arrow_forwardMeiosis is also known as reduction cell division because it reduces the ploidy level from diploid (2n) to haploid (n). Why do we need to reduce our ploidy level in certain cells?arrow_forward
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