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11.4-11.5 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| homologous | term used to refer to chromosomes that each have a corresponding chromosome from the opposite-sex parent |
| diploid | term used to refer to a cell that contains both sets of homologous chromosomes |
| haploid | term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of chromosomes and therefore only a single set of genes |
| meiosis | process by which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell |
| tetrad | structure containing 4 chromatids that forms during meiosis |
| crossing-over | process in which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis |
| gene map | diagram showing the relative locations of each known gene on a particular chromosome |