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U2T4 meiosis vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asexual Reproduction | simple, efficient, and effective reproduction that produces two identical daughter cells |
| Sexual Reproduction | the fusion of two reproductive cells formed by each of two parents |
| Chromosome | genetic information that's bundled into packages of DNA |
| Chromatid | duplicated chromosomes that condense to appear as two thick strands |
| Gene | sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait |
| Allele | one of different forms of a gene |
| Meiosis | a process where the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologues chromosomes in a diploid cell |
| Homologous chromosomes | chromosomes where four of the eight chromosomes are from the male parent and has a corresponding one from the female parent |
| Tetrad | when each replicated chromosome pairs up with its corresponding homologous chromosome during prophase 1 of meiosis |
| Crossing Over | what sometimes happens when the chromosomes pair and bits and pieces of the homologous chromosomes are exchanged |
| Gamete | sex cells |
| Diploid | what a cell is called if it has two sets of homologous chromosomes |
| Haploid | what a cells is called if it has a single set of chromosomes and, therefore, a single set of genes |