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What type of cell do you start with in Meiosis?
Okay, I was learning about mitosis and meiosis in school and had a question. I know in Mitosis you first start off with a Diploid (2N) cell and then end up with two ...
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Number of spindle fibres during Metaphase?
During metaphase, the chromosomes are arranged on the equatorial plate and are attached to spindle fibres. After S phase, can the cell be said to attain the configuration of 4n?
Also, during ...
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Are there verbs for “undergo mitosis” and “undergo meiosis”?
From my experience on SE sites, I believe this is the right site to ask this question under "terminology".
I've been trying to find out whether English has one-word verbs for "undergo mitosis" and ...
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What's the distinction between a tetrad and a synaptonemal complex in meiosis?
What's the distinction between a tetrad and a synaptonemal complex in meiosis? Are they synonyms?
I ask because the concepts seem very closely related, but it seems like there may be a subtle ...
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What is the main general difference between Mitosis and Meiosis?
I found such a clause:
The general principle is that mitosis creates somatic cells and
meiosis creates germ cells.
However, I cannot agree. Each gametogonium needs to go through mitosis before ...
