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Biology Chapter 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gamete | a sex cell; sperm or an egg |
| egg | a female gamete |
| sperm | a male gamete |
| somatic cell | cell that is not a sex cell |
| diploid | having two copies of each kind of chromosome |
| homologous chromosome | one of a matching pair of chromosomes that comes from each parent |
| haploid | having one copy of each kind of chromosome |
| fertilization | a joining of male and female gametes to form a new organisms |
| zygote | a fertilized cell |
| meiosis | a process that results in sex cells |
| tetrad | a part of homologous chromosomes joined together |
| cross-over | the process of homologous chromosomes in a tetrad trading pieces of similar DNA |