Meiosis Vocabulary words
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| Asexual Reproduction | a process by which a single parent reproduces by itself to produce a clone identical to parent
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| Sexual Reproduction | a process by which two cells from different parents (gamete – egg and sperm) unite to produce genetically different offspring.
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| Haploid | cell that contains only a single set of chromosomes.
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| Diploid | cell that contains both sets of homologous chromosomes
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| Gamete | sex cells (sperm or egg)
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| Meiosis | special type of cell division that occurs in the reproductive structures of sexually reproducing individuals and reduces the number of chromosomes
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| Homologous Chromosomes | chromosomes that each have a corresponding chromosome from the opposite-sex parent.
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| Fertilization | a process in sexual reproduction when the haploid sperm fuses with a haploid egg to form a diploid zygote
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| Synapsis | homologous chromosomes become physically bound together during meiosis.
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| Crossing Over | chromosomes exchange genetic information between each other
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| Independent Assortment | chromosomes line up independently of one another on the metaphase plate during the formation of gametes
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