11.4 Flashcards
1
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Homologous
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Term used to refer to chromosomes in which one set comes from the male parent and one set comes from the female parent
2
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Diploid
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Term used to refer to a cell that contains two sets of homologous chromosomes
3
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Haploid
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Term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of genes
4
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Meiosis
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Process in which the numbers of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell
5
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Tetrad
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Structure containing four chromatids that forms during meiosis
6
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Crossing-over
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Process in which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis
7
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Zygote
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Fertilized egg