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meiosis vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Asexual Reproduction | identical offspring from parent |
| Sexual Reproduction | fusion of reproductive cells from each parent |
| Chromosome | bundled packages of DNA |
| Chromatid | Complexity of DNA and protein also Coils of DNA |
| Gene | unit of heredity made of DNA |
| Allele | one or two more versions of a gene |
| Meiosis | Number of Chromosomes per cell cut in half |
| Homologous chromosomes | each of the four chromosomes from the male parent has a corresponding chromosome from the female parent |
| Tetrad | 4 chromatids |
| Crossing Over | pieces of the homologous chromosomes are exchanged |
| Gamete | Reproductive cell |
| Diploid | double |
| Haploid | single |