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Meiosis Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asexual Reproduction | Reproduction without the fusion of reproductive cells |
| Sexual Reproduction | The fusion of 2 reproductive cells formed by each of 2 parents |
| Chromosome | Genetic Information that is bundeled into packages of DNA |
| Chromatid | During prophase each duplicated chromosome condenses to appear as 2 thick strands |
| Gene | A sequence of DNA |
| Allele | One of diffrent forms of a gene |
| Meiosis | When the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in the diploid cell |
| Homologous chromosomes | One set of gene comes from a male and other a female |
| Tetrad | When chromosomes pair up |
| Crossing Over | When during chromosome pairing bits and peices of the homologous chromosomes are exchanged. |
| Gamete | Sex cell |
| Diploid | A cell with 2 sets of homologous chromosomes (double) |
| Haploid | A cell with a singular set of chromosomes (single) |