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Meiosis Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asexual reproduction | Production of genetically identical offspring from a single parent |
| Sexual reproduction | Fusion of 2 reproductive cells formed by each of 2 parents |
| Chromosome | Genetic information bundled into packages of DNA |
| Chromatin | DNA and protein |
| Gene | Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait, factor that is passed from the 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 | Paired chromosomes in a cell that have the same length, shape, and gene sequence |
| Tetrad | Contains 4 chromatids |
| Crossing Over | Bits and pieces of the homologous chromosomes are exchanged |
| Gamete | Sex cell |
| Diploid | Double |
| Haploid | Single |