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1. Asexual Reproduction a type of reproduction that creates new offspring from a single parent without the union of sex cells or gametes
2. Sexual Reproduction a type of reproduction that involves the fusion of two specialized reproductive cells, called gametes, to create a genetically unique offspring.
3. Chromosome thread-like structures made of DNA tightly wrapped around proteins called histones that live inside the nucleus of plant and animal cells
4. Chromatid one of the two identical halves of a duplicated chromosome that forms during DNA replication
5. Gene the basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of a specific sequence of DNA or RNA
6. Allele one of two or more alternative versions of a gene located at a specific position (locus) on a chromosome
7. Meiosis a specialized type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, turning one diploid cell into four haploid gametes
8. Homologous chromosomes a pair of matching chromosomes in an organism, with one inherited from the mother and one from the father
9.tetrad a group of four closely associated chromatids formed when homologous chromosomes pair up during the first stage of meiosis
10. Crossing Over the exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
11. Gamete a mature reproductive cell that unites with another gamete during sexual reproduction to form a new organism
12. Diploid one that possesses two complete sets of homologous chromosomes, with one set inherited from each biological parent
13. Haploid A haploid cell or organism has only a single set of unpaired chromosomes
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