Vocabulary Chapter 19

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Centromere
This structure holds chromatids together
Four
Number of chromosomes in a daughter cell produced by Mitosis from a mother cell with 2 pairs of chromosomes
Haploid
Word that describes cells produced by spermatogenesis and oogenesis
Mitosis
This cell process produces daughter cells that are identical to mother cell
Prophase
Stage of Mitosis where chromosomes first appear
Meiosis
Cell division process that involves 2 cell divisions and results in 4 daughter cells
Synapsis
Exchange of genetic material that happens in Prophase I
Anaphase I
Stage of Meiosis where homologous chromosomes separate from each other
Sexual
Type of reproduction that introduces more variation into the population
Down

Stubby fingers, eyelid fold, flat face, short stature are symptoms describe which syndrome?
Turner
This syndrome results in a karyotype with a missing X chromosome
Cri du Chat
Syndrome resulting from a deletion of chromosome number 5
Cytokinesis
Word used to describe the division of the cytoplasm
Homologous
These chromosomes pair up during Prophase I of Meiosis
Nondisjunction
Failure of chromosomes to separate during Meiosis I resulting in 4 abnormal gametes