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Reproduction vocab
| 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 chromatids |
| centrioles | used to reel in spider fibers |
| tetrad | two sister chromatids |
| independent assortment | random assortment of chromosomes |
| recombination | reordering of genes |
| sister chromaitds | two connected chromaitds |
| cytokinesis | splitting of cell |
| chromosome | coiled piece of DNA |
| crossing over | genetic material is exchanged between two homologous sister chromatids |
| centromere | holds sister chromatids |
| condense | to make smaller |
| nucleous | only present prior to the centromere and centrioles to pull apart a tetrad or sister chromatids |
| meiosis | cell division that forms gametes |