1. Short answers (2 points each, 20 points total) A. is a "dead end" product of meiosis. It is used as a means of disposing of extra chromosomes during oogenesis. For this reason, it receives very little of the cytoplasm that was present in the mother cell. B. refers to observable properties of an individual. C. Genes present in only one copy in otherwise diploid organisms, such as X-linked genes in human males, are said to be . D. was viewed by many as proof of the chromosome theory of inheritance. E. The stage of the cell cycle, composed of G1, S and G2 phases, when the cell is not dividing is called . F. The cells make up most of the body. These are all the cells except for the germ cells. G. The serves to hold sister chromatids together and provides the point of attachment for the spindle during cell division. For the following, please provide a brief definition of the term given: H. pseudoautosomal region: I. haploinsufficient: J. homozygous:
1. Short answers (2 points each, 20 points total) A. is a "dead end" product of meiosis. It is used as a means of disposing of extra chromosomes during oogenesis. For this reason, it receives very little of the cytoplasm that was present in the mother cell. B. refers to observable properties of an individual. C. Genes present in only one copy in otherwise diploid organisms, such as X-linked genes in human males, are said to be . D. was viewed by many as proof of the chromosome theory of inheritance. E. The stage of the cell cycle, composed of G1, S and G2 phases, when the cell is not dividing is called . F. The cells make up most of the body. These are all the cells except for the germ cells. G. The serves to hold sister chromatids together and provides the point of attachment for the spindle during cell division. For the following, please provide a brief definition of the term given: H. pseudoautosomal region: I. haploinsufficient: J. homozygous:
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