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Heredity-Meiosis

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How does asexual reproduction relate to humans?   many body cells reproduce this way  
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How are sex cells different from other human cells?   sex cells have half as many chromosomes  
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What are homologous chromosomes?   chromosomes that carry the same set of genes  
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Why do sex-linked disorders occur more often in males?   males have only one X chromosome  
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What carries the genes that determine sex?   sex chromosomes  
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What is the name for the way cells divide in asexual reproduction?   mitosis  
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What diagram is used to trace a trait through generations of a family   pedigree  
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What are offspring that are different from both parents produced by?   sexual reproduction  
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What are genes located on?   chromosomes  
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What is it called when cells are copied with half the number of chromosomes?   meiosis  
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How many parent cells are needed in asexual reproduction?   one  
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In humans, what are the sex chromosomes of females?   XX  
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Whay are men more likely than women to have color blindness?   because men only have one X chromosome  
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In humans, what are the sex chromosomes of males?   XY  
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What is used to create bigger and better things?   selective breeding  
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What is the process where the nucleus divides once?   mitosis  
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What is made during meiosis?   sex cells  
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What is an exact copy of a chromosome?   a chromatid  
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How do chromosomes get ready for the cell to split?   line up at the center of cell  
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How is probablity usually written?   fraction of percent  
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What is the difference between the pollination in the first generation and the second generation?   The first one was selective breeding and the second one was natural.  
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