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U2T4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asexual Reproduction | The 2 cells produced by cell division are genetically identical to the cell that produced them |
| Sexual Repoduction | The fusion of 2 reproductive cells formed by each of 2 parents |
| Chromosome | Genetic Information is bundled into packages of DNA |
| Chromatid | During Prophase, each duplicated chromosome condenses to appear as 2 thick strands |
| Gene | Individual's characteristics are determined by factors that are passed from one parental generation to the next |
| Allele | The different forms of a single gene |
| Meiosis | The number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell |
| Homologous Chromosomes | each of the four chromosomes from the male parent has a corresponding chromosome from the female parent |
| Tetrad | In prophase 1 of mitosis, each replicated chromosome pairs with its corresponding homologous chromosome |
| Crossing Over | Bits and pieces of the homologous chromosomes are exchanged |
| Gamete | A sex cell |
| Diploid | A cell with two sets of homologous chromosomes |
| Haploid | Some cells have a single set of chromosomes, and, therefore, a single set of genes. |