svience chp 5.3 Section review

Genes are found on....

(A) chromosomes

If there are 14 chromosomes in pea plant cells, how many chromosomes are present in a sex cell of a pea plant?

28

Use each of the following terms in the same sentence : meiosis and sex chromosomes.

If you have sex chromosomes, you will need to know the steps to meiosis.

Is this disorder sex linked? Explain your resoning.

because everything is backwards on the interpreting graphics picture

Put the followig in order of smallest to largest: chromosome, gene, and cell.

cell, chromosomes, gene

a punnett square is used to show how inherited traits move through a family.

homologous chromosomes, pedigree

During fertilization, chromosomes are copied, and then the nucleus divides twice.

meiosis

During meiosis, sex cells line up in the middle of the cell.

mitosis

A pea plant has purple flowers. What alleles for flower color could the sex cells carry?

the same color as the flower that made it.