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U2T4 MEIOSIS VOCAB

TermDefinition
Asexual Reproduction a biological process where a single parent creates offspring without the union of sex cells or gametes.
Sexual Reproduction a biological process where genetic material from two parents combines to produce genetically unique offspring
Chromosome thread-like structures made of protein and a single molecule of DNA that live inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells.
Chromatid one of the two identical halves of a duplicated chromosome.
Gene the basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of DNA.
Allele one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that occupy a specific position, or locus, on a chromosome.
Meiosis a specialized type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the chromosome number by half, turning one diploid cell into four haploid gametes (sperm or egg cells).
Homologous chromosomes pairs of matching chromosomes in diploid organisms.
Tetrad a group or arrangement of four things.
Crossing Over the exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes during sexual reproduction.
Gamete a specialized reproductive cell (or sex cell) in plants and animals.
Diploid two complete sets of chromosomes, with one set inherited from the mother and the other set inherited from the father.
Haploid one that contains a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
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