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10.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crossing over | A process occurring during meiosis wherein two chromosomes pair up and exchange segments of their genetic material. |
| diploid | A cell or an organism consisting of two sets of chromosomes: usually, one set from the mother and another set from the father. In a diploid state the haploid number is doubled, thus, this condition is also known as 2n. |
| egg | the starting point |
| genetic recombination | Genetic recombination is the transmission-genetic process by which the combinations of alleles observed at different loci in two parental individuals become shuffled in offspring individuals. |
| haploid | A cell or an organism having half of the number of chromosomes in somatic cells. |
| homologous chromosome | a chromosome with the same gene sequence as another |
| meiosis | type of cell division where one body cell produces four gametes, each containing half the number of chromosomes as a parent's body cell |
| nondisjunction | failure of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate subsequent to metaphase in meiosis or mitosis so that one daughter cell has both and the other neither of the chromosomes |
| sexual reproduction | two parents donate genes to their young, resulting in offspring with a mix of inherited genes. |
| sperm | refers to the male reproductive |