Chapter 6 Vocab

Question 0

Gametes

Answer 0

Sex cell, sperm and egg

Question 1

Somatic cells

Answer 1

A cell that makes up all of the body tissues and organs, exept gametes

Question 2

Homologous chromosomes

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Chromosomes that have the same length, appearance, and copies of genes, although the alleles may differ

Question 3

Autosomes

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Chromosome that contains genes for characteristics not directly related to the sex of an organism

Question 4

Sex chromosomes

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Chromosome that directly controls the development of sexual characteristics

Question 5

Sexual reproduction

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Involves the fusion of two gametes, resulting in offspring that are a genetic mixture of both parents

Question 6

Fertilization

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The fusion of a sperm and egg cell

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Diploid

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Cell that has two copies of each chromosome, one from an egg, and one from a sperm

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Haploid

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Cell that has only one copy of each chromosome

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Meiosis

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A form of nuclear division that divides a diploid cell into haploid cells

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Gametogenesis

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Process by which gametes are produced through the combination of meiosis and other maturational changes

Question 11

Sperm

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Male gamete

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Egg

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Female gamete

Question 13

Polar bodies

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Haploid cell prodiced during meiosis in the female of many species, these cells have little more than DNA and eventually disintegrate