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meiosis vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asexual Reproduction | Identical offspring from one parent |
| Sexual Reproduction | Offspring that has a mix of both parents genes, from two animals |
| Chromosome | Genetic information bundled into packages of DNA called chromosomes |
| Chromatid | Chromosomes are made up of two long Chromatids |
| Gene | sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and determines a trait |
| Allele | one of the different forms of a gene |
| Meiosis | the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell |
| Homologous chromosomes | each male chromosome has a female counterpart |
| Tetrad | four chromatids, chromosomes pairs with homologous chromosomes |
| Crossing over | chromosomes exchange bits and pieces of homologous chromosomes |
| Gamete | sex cells |
| Diploid | two sets of Homologous chromosomes |
| Haploid | Cells with a single set of chromosomes and genes |