Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis

Female sex cell

Male sex cell

Type of reproduction in which two the genetic material of two different cells combine to produce and offspring

The process in which an egg cell and a sperm cell come together

The new cell that forms when a sperm cell and an egg cell come together

Cell that has pairs of chromosomes

Pair of chromosomes that have genes for the same traits in the same order

Cell that has one chromosome from each pair

The process in which one diploid cell devides in order to make four haploid sex cells

The phase of meiosis in which duplicated chromosomes condense, homologous chromosomes form pairs, the nucleolus disappears and the nuclear membrane breaks down.

The phase of meiosis in which homologous chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell and a spindle fiber attaches to each one.

The phase of meiosis in which chromosome pairs are pulled to opposite ends of the cell. Sister chromatids stay together.

The phase of meiosis in which a nuclear membrane forms around each groups of chromosomes and cytoplasm divides in cytokinesis making two new daughter cells.

The phase of meiosis in which chromosomes do not divide and sister chromatids remained condensed and thickened. The nucleolus disappears and the nuclear membrane breaks down. Happens in both cells that are seen in this stage.

The phase of meiosis in which sister chromatids line up in the middle of the cell in single file. Happens in both cells that are seen in this stage.

The phase of meiosis in which the sister chromatids of each duplicated chromosome are pulled to either end of the cell by spindle fibers. Happens in both cells that are seen in this stage.

The final phase of meiosis in which a nuclear membrane forms around the groups of chromatids/chromosomes and the cytoplasm divides through cytokinesis making four haploid cells. Happens in both cells that are seen in this stage.