In the lecture videos we discussed a process called “crossing over” wherein sections of DNA are transferred between homologous chromosomes. When does crossing over occur?

Daughter cells produced through meiosis have…

Large water container which occupies most of the volume inside plant cells. Has a role in maintaining pressure.

Performs photosynthesis in eukaryotes

This network of membranes in the cytoplasm is involved with lipid synthesis functions, and also detoxifies some foreign substances to make them less dangerous to the cell.

How many rounds of divison does Meiosis have?

Below is an image of an animal cell getting ready to divide. What is the formation indicated by the line?

Instead of flagella, some eukaryotic cells move through water by coordinating the motion of many smaller hair-like projections. These organelles, which are structurally similar to flagella are called…

A cell spends 90% of the cell cycle in this phase.

The phase of mitosis when the duplicated chromosomes line up in the cell’s middle