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Biology ch 10-1

Vocabulary words for Sexual Reproduction and Genetics

TermDefinition
Gene functional unit that controls inherited traits expression that is passed on from one generation to another generation
Homologous Chromosome one of two paired chromosomes, one from each parent, that carries genes for a specific trait at the same location.
Gamete a haploid sex cell, formed during meiosis, that can combine with another haploid sex cell and produce a diploid fertilized egg
Haploid cell with half the number of chromosomes (n) as a diploid (2n) cell
Fertilization process by which haploid gametes combine, forming a diploid cell with 2n chromosomes, with a chromosomes from n chromosomes from the female parent and n chromosomes from the male parent.
Diploid having two copies of each chromosome
Meiosis reduction division process, occurring only in reproductive cells, in which one diploid (2n) cell produces four haploid (n) cells that are not genetically identical.
Crossing Over exchange of chromosomal segments between a pair of homologous chromosomes during prophase 1 of meiosis
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