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meiosis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |