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week 7 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Haploid: half total chromosomes | Centrioles: used to reel in spindle fibers |
| Diploid: total chromosomes | Tetrad: two sister chromatids |
| Gametes: sex cells | Independent assortment: random assortment of chromosomes |
| Somatic cells: body cells | Recombination: reordering of genes |
| Synapsis: joining of homologous chromosomes | sister chromatids: two connected chromatids |
| Homologous chromosomes: two similar chromosomes | Cytokinesis: splitting of a cell |
| sister chromatids: two similar chromatids | Chromosome: coiled piece of DNA |
| crossing over: genetic material is exchanged between two homologous sister chromatids | Centromere: holds sister chromatids together |
| Condense: to make smaller | Nucleolus: only present prior to cell division |
| Spindle fibers: attach to the centromere and centrioles to pull apart a tetrad or sister chromatids | Meiosis: cell division that forms gametes |