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1) Meiosis is a phase of the cell cycle of somatic cells.

2) Germinal cells can proliferate and give rise to other germinal cells, as well as gametes.

3) Females pass more chromosomes to the offspring than males.

4) Homologous chromosomes are pairs of chromosomes having the same genes. One chromosome provided by the female and the other one by the male.

5) During meiosis, the number of chromosomes is reduced up to 25 %.


6) Mitosis and meiosis are different because mitosis results in two haploid cells, whereas meiosis gives four haploid cells.

7) During meiosis, recombination is an exchange of portions of chromosomes between homologous chromosomes.

8) Female meiosis of a germinal cell gives rise to only one haploid cell, the egg cell.

9) Zygotene is a phase of meiosis.

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