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VOCAB MEIOSIS

Asexual Reproduction Asexual reproduction is a biological process where a single parent produces offspring without the involvement of gametes (sex cells) or fertilization.
. Sexual Reproduction Sexual reproduction is a biological process where a haploid male gamete (sperm) and a haploid female gamete
Chromosome A chromosome is a thread-like structure made of protein and a single molecule of DNA that carries genomic information from cell to cel
chromatid A chromatid is one of the two identical halves of a duplicated chromosome formed during cell division.
Gene A gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of a specific sequence of DNA
Allele An allele is one of two or more alternative versions of a gene found at a specific location on a chromosome
Meiosis Meiosis is a specialized type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, turning a diploid ce
Homologous chromosomes Homologous chromosomes are a pair of matching chromosomes—one inherited from the mother and one from the father—that have the same length, centromere position, and gene sequence
. Tetrad A tetrad is generally defined as a group or arrangement of four things, with specific applications across biology, psychology, music, science, and technology
Crossing Over Crossing Over primarily refers to the biological process of chromosomal exchange or the 2009 crime drama film
Gamete A gamete is a mature reproductive or sex cell (such as a sperm or an egg cell) that contains a single set of unpaired chromosomes (haploid) and fuses with another gamete during sexual reproduction to form a new individual (zygote).
Diploid A diploid cell or organism has two complete sets of chromosomes, with one set inherited from each parent
Haploid A haploid cell or organism is one that contains a single complete set of chromosomes, represented mathematically as n.
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