Chromosomes, Meiosis, DNA, and RNA Flashcards
1
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Genes are carried from parents to offspring on chromosomes
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Chromosome theory of inheritance
2
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American geneticist that developed the chromosome theory of inheritance
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Walter Sutton
3
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The structure that carry genes from one generation to the next
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Chromosomes
4
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The process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sex cells
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Meiosis
5
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The male sex cell
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sperm
6
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The female sex cell
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egg
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