Atlas of Plant and Animal Histology

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1) Meiosis a is phase of the cell cycle of somatic cells.

2) Germinal cells can give other germinal cells, as well as gametes.

3) Females pass more chromosomes to the offspring than males.

4) Homologous chromosomes are those with the same genes, and one of them is provided by the female and the other one by the male.

5) During meiosis, the number of chromosomes is reduced up to 25 %.

6) Mitosis and meiosis are different because mitosis results in two haploid cells, whereas meiosis gives four haploid cells.

7) During meiosis, recombination is an exchange of portions of chromosomes between homologous chromosomes

8) Female meiosis of a germinal cell ends up with just one haploid cell, the ovule.

9) Zygotene is a phase of meiosis.