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meiosis vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Asexual reproduction | Production of genetically identical offspring from a single parent |
| Sexual reproduction | Offspring produced by sexual reproduction inherit some of their genetic info from each parent |
| Chromosome | Genetic information is bundled into packages of DNA |
| Chromatid | One of two identical "sister" parts pf a duplicated cell |
| Gene | Sequence of DNA codes for a protein and thus determines a trait/factor that is passed from parent to offspring |
| Allele | One of different forms of a gene |
| Meiosis | Process in which the # of chromosomes per cell is cut in half |
| Homologous Chromosomes | A chromosome in which there from a mother and a father cell |
| Tetrad | Structure containing for chromatids that forms during meiosis |
| Crossing over | process in which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis |
| Gamete | Sex cell |
| Diploid | term used to refer a cell that contains 2 sets of homologous chromosomes |
| Haploid | term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set or gene |
| Somatic Cell | Body-cell |