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Meiosis Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asesexual rep | A process of Reproducing Axesexually (Via Mitosis) |
| Sexual rep | A process of Reproducing Seaxually (Via Meiosis) |
| Chromatid | One half of a Chromosome |
| Gene | A strand of hereditary information |
| Allele | Mutation, alts, or different varients of the same Gene |
| Meiosis | Two parents = 1 or more children |
| Homo Cromosomes | pairs of chromosomes within the same cell that share similar structural characteristics, like length, shape, centromere position, and genetic content. |
| Tetrad | four-chromatid structure that forms when two homologous chromosomes pair up and align during the early stages of meiosis |
| Crossing over | four-chromatid structure that forms when two homologous chromosomes pair up and align during the early stages of meiosis |
| Gamete | ?? |
| Diploid | (of a cell or nucleus) containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. |
| Haploid | (of a cell or nucleus) having a single set of unpaired chromosomes. |