Meiosis- Listening Exercise The (1).. prepares for Meiosis just as it does for Mitosis.

But, as the DNA (2), each (3).. finds its homologous counterpart. These matching pairs of chromosomes hold equivalent (4).. ..: one set from mother, and one from (5) ... Next comes the first shuffle of natures genetic deck. The two homologs trade genes in a process called (6). .. This forms new (7). . The spindles then place maternal and paternal chromosomes (8).. on each side of mid-line. It is another shuffle that can lead to a host of different genetic outcomes. Finally, spindle fibers pull the homologs apart. This leaves the (9)... intact. With twice the amount of genetic information the cells will need, nature must cut the genetic deck in two. The second division produces four unique sets of chromosomes. Because they carry (10).... the genetic information, we call these (11) cells. Many of them will mature into sperm and eggs, the reproductive cells called (12). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Cell condenses chromosome genetic information father crossing over

7. hybrid chromosomes 8. ramdomly 9. sister chromatids 10. half 11. haploid 12. gametes