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Meiosis vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asexual Reproduction | The production of genetically identical offspring from a single parent is known as asexual reproduction. |
| Sexual Reproduction | Offspring produced by sexual reproduction inherit some of their genetic information from each parent. |
| Chromosome | Genetic information bundled into packages of DNA. |
| Chromatid | During prophase, each duplicated chromosome condenses to appear as two thick strands. |
| Gene | Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait, factor that is passed from a parent to offspring. |
| Allele | One different forms of a gene. |
| Meiosis | The number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the seperation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell. |
| Homologous chromosomes | That each of the four chromosomes from the male parent has a corresponding chromosome from the female parent. |
| Tetrad | Contains four chromataids |
| Crossing Over | Bits and pieces of the homologous chromosomes are exchamged. |
| Gamete | |
| Diploid | Contain two complete sets of inherited chromosomes and two complete sets of genes. |
| Haploid | The gametes of sexually reproducing organisms. |