homologous chromosomes

diploid

haploid

centromere

telomere

sister chromatids

3. What process leads to the production of sister chromatids, and when does it occur in the cell cycle?

4. Assuming that DNA replication is perfect, why does mitosis guarantee that the daughter cells are genetically identical to the parent cell?

synapsis

tetrad

crossing-over

recombination

8. How do the processes of meiosis and fertilization, when performed correctly, guarantee that all individuals of a species have the same number of chromosomes (at the same stage of the life cycle)?