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U2T4 vocab
U2T4 Meiosis vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Asexual Reproduction | The production of genetically identical offspring from a single parent |
| Sexual Reproduction | type of reproduction in which cells from two parents come together to form the first cell of a new organism |
| Chromosome | Threadlike structures of DNA and protein that contain genetic information |
| Chromatid | One of the two identical "sisters" in a chromosome |
| Gene | sequence of DNA thaat determines a trait |
| Allele | one of the different forms of genes |
| Meiosis | cell division that cuts chromosome numbers in half to make gametes |
| Homologous chromosomes | pairs of matching chromosomes from each parent that have the same genes |
| Tetrad | structure containing four chromatids that form during meiosis |
| Crossing Over | process which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis |
| Gamete | sex cell |
| Diploid | term used to refer to a cell that containsa two sets of homologous chromosomes |
| Haploid | term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of genes |