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Vocab w7
| 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 |