Mitosis and Meiosis Word Search

Use the clues below to find words associated with mitosis and meiosis.  Draw a circle around the words you find. 

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Having more than two sets of chromosomes.  

The pairing of homologous chromosomes from each parent at the beginning of meiosis. 

A mature female reproductive cell; unfertilized egg.  

The dividing of a single cell that creates two identical cells where the new cells contain the same number of chromosome and genetic material as the original cell. 

The product of reproduction.  

A single set of unpaired chromosomes from either parent, which equals 23 chromosomes instead of from both parents, which equals 46 chromosomes.  

A fertilized egg formed by the union of a female gamete and a male gamete. 

The second stage where chromosomes with help from the spindle fibers move to the center of the cell to be separated.  

A eukaryotic organism that contains two sets of chromosomes (one set from each parent), which equals 46 chromosomes.  

The initial stage of cell division where chromosomes shorten and thicken and can be seen as two chromatids, the spindle, containing spindle fibers, is formed in opposite ends of the cell, and the nucleus membrane disappears.  

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