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u2t4 meiosis vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| asexual reproduction | the production of genetically identical offspring from a single parent |
| sexual reproduction | involves the fusion of two reproductive cells formed by each of two parents |
| chromosome | genetic information bundled into packages of DNA |
| chromatid | the identical sister parts of a chromosome |
| gene | sequence of DNA that codes a protein and determines a trait |
| allele | one of different forms of a gene |
| meiosis | the process in which the number of chromosomes is cut in half |
| homologous chromosomes | one set comes from the male parent and one set comes from the female parent |
| tetrad | a structure that contails 4 chromatids that forms during meiosis |
| crossing over | the process in which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis |
| gamete | reproductive cell |
| diploid | a cell that has 2 sets of homologous chromosomes |
| haploid | term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of genes |