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Chromosomes Describe Meiosis Marks Shorten/Thicken/Condense Associate Homologous/(Described Pairs

Front Describe what happens to chromosomes in meiosis. (6 marks)
Back 1. Chromosomes shorten/thicken/condense;
2. Chromosomes associate in homologous/(described) pairs /
formation of bivalents / tetrads;
3. Crossing-over / chiasma formation;
4. Join to spindle (fibres) / moved by spindle;(*)
5. (At) equator/middle of cell;(*)
6. (join via) centromere / kinetochore;(*)
7. (Homologous) chromosomes move to opposite poles /
chromosomes separate/move apart; (ALLOW „are pulled apart‟)
8. (Pairs of) chromatids separated in 2nd division;

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