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lesson 1
sexual reproduction and meosis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sexual reproduction | is a type of reproduction in which the genetic materials from two different cells combine producing an offspring |
| egg | the female sex cell |
| sperm | a male sex cell |
| fertialization | an egg and a sperm cell join together |
| zygote | the new cell that forms from fertiailozation |
| diploid | cells that are cells that have pairs of chromosomes |
| homologous chromosomes | pairs of chromosomes that have genes for the same traits arranged in the same order |
| haploid | cells that are cells that have only one chromosome from each pair |
| meiosis | one diploid divides and makes four haploid sex cells |