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Meiosis vocab
Kouture B
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asexual reproduction | Reproduction where a single parent organism produces genetically identical offspring. |
| Sexual reproduction | Reproduction that involves finding a mate and then allowing for the growth and development of offspring. |
| Chromosome | Genetic information is bundled into packages of DNA known as chromosomes. |
| Gene | Sequence of DNA that codes for protein and determines a trait; factor that is passed from parent to offspring |
| Allele | One of different forms of a gene. |
| Meiosis | Process in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell. |
| Homologous chromosomes | Chromosomes in which one set comes from the male parent and one cell comes from the female parent. |
| Tetrad | Structure containing four chromatids that form during meiosis. |
| Crossing over | Process in which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis. |
| Gamete | Sex cell. |
| Diploid | Term used to refer to a cell that contains two sets of homologous chromosomes. |
| Haploid | Term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of genes. |