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Metosis vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asexual Reproduction | Genetically identical offspring from a single parent |
| Sexual reproduction | Offspring produced by sexual reproduction I sherif some of their genetic information information from each parent |
| Chromosome | Genetic Information is bundled into packages of dna |
| Chromatid | Tightly bound DNA to proteins |
| Gene | Sequence of dna that codes for a protein and determines a trait, factor that is passed from the parent to offspring |
| Allele | One of different forms of a gene |
| Meiosis | The first stage , division of the cell nucleus |
| Homologous chromosomes | Two sets of chromosomes |
| Tetrad | Replicated chromosome pairs with its corresponding homologous chromosome |
| Crossing over | Pieces of the homologous chromosomes are exchanged |
| Gamete | |
| Diploid | A cell with two sets of homologous chromosomes |
| Haploid | A single set of genes |