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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Haploid | half total chromosomes |
| Diploid | total chromosomes |
| Gametes: | sex cells |
| Somatic cells: | body cells |
| Synapsis: | joining of homologous chromosomes |
| Homologous chromosomes: | two similar chromosomes |
| sister chromatids: | two similar chromatids |
| Centrioles | used to reel in spindle fibers |
| Tetrad | two sister chromatids |
| Independent assortment | random assortment of chromosomes |
| Recombination: | reordering of genes |
| sister chromatids: | two connected chromatids |
| Cytokinesis: | splitting of a cell |
| 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 |