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Meiosis vocabulario
biology vocab words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| diploid | an organism or cell having double the basic haploid number of chromosomes |
| haploid | an organism or cell havng only one complete set of chromosomes, ordinarily half the normal diploid number |
| zygote | diploid cell formed when a sperm fertilizes an egg |
| crossing over | the interchange of corresponding chromatid segments of homologous chromosomes with their linked genes |
| meiosis | the process of producing sperm and egg (gametes) |
| gamete | a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism |
| pedigree | a line of ancestors; a family tree |
| sex-linked | carried by a sex chromosome, especially anx chromosome used of genes |
| law of independent assortment | the principle that states that the alleles for a trait separate gametes are formed |
| allele | an alternative form of a gene (one member of a pair) that is located at a specific position on a specific chromosome |