Title: Activity ahead of lesson: Eukaryotic cell Division - Meiosis
Course: Biochemistry > Section: Week 4 - Unit 1.6_ Cell Division

Purpose:

Meiosis is the process by which eukaryotic cells make gametes for sexual reproduction.

In humans, the primary function of meiosis is the reduction of ploidy in diploid cells to haploid cells, leading to the redaction of the chromosomes number by half. It occurs in before maturation of the gametes.

Genetic recombination also occurs in meiosis, and involves the exchange of segments of chromosomes, resulting in a mixing of allelic linkages into new combinations.

Over to you

Using laptop, desktop or tablet follow this link and click to open the resource.

 Be certain to note anything that you don’t understand.

Activity

After reading , make notes of what you understand by:

-        Allelic linkage

-        Synapse

-        Crossing over

-        Tetrad

-        Bivalent

Be sure to also complete the multiple choice and free response questions.

Bring your notes to class so that you can participate in the conversation about meiosis