Define the Difference Between Somatic Cells and Gametes Flashcards

Part 2

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Somatic cells are _______ cells. An example of a somatic cell is a ______ cell. New somatic cells are created through _______. Gametes are _____ cells. An example of a gamete is a ______. New gametes are created through _______.
Body; bone; mitosis; reproductive; sperm or egg (either/or); meiosis
Somatic cells are diploid/haploid
Diploid
Gametes are diploid/haploid
Haploid
An organism can have mulitple possible versions of the same gene, the genes in homologous chromosomes might be slightly different from one another, these are called _____
Alleles
Fusion of two gamete cells
Fertilization
Creates gametes through meiosis
Germ cells
Mature haploid reproductive cell
Gamete
Diploid cell formed by fusion of egg and sperm; divides to form an embryo of a new organism
Zygote
During the first division in meiosis, a diplod cell forms ___________ which forms _________ which are ___________
2 haploid cells; 4 gametes; haploids (the last two answers could also be 4 haploids which are gametes)
Is the following M1, M2, of mitosis?
1 diploid to 2 haploid
M1
Is the following M1, M2, of mitosis?
1 diploid to 2 diploid
Mitosis
Is the following M1, M2, of mitosis?
2 haploid to 4 haploid
M2