click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
U2T4
Meiosis Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Asexual Reproduction | creating genetically identical offsprings |
| Sexual Reproduction | fusion of 2 reproductive cells formed by to parents to create an offspring |
| Chromosome | genetic info packed into bundles of DNA |
| Chromatid | one part of a duplicated chromosome, also technically a chromosome its self |
| Gene | sequence. of dna that codes a trait |
| Allele | different form of gene |
| meiosis | number of chromosomes gets cut in half |
| Homologous chromosomes | chromosones where one set comes from the male parent and the other from the female parent. |
| tetrad | structure that contains 4 chromotids. |
| Crossing Over | the process where homologous chromosomes exchange part of their chromotids. |
| gamete | sex cell |
| diploid | a cell that contains to sets of homologous chromosomes |
| haploid | a cell with one single set of genes |