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1
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what is the creation of gametes called

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Gametogenisis

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what are reprodictie or sex cells

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gametes

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what does the suffix genesis mean

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creation

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what is a male gamete

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sperm

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5
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what is a female gamete

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ovum

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when does DNA replication occur

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interphase

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what are variations in a gene/alternate form of genes

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alletes

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location of gene

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Locus

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9
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what is pairing of homologous chromosomes

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synapsis

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what does the suffix homo mean

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same

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11
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what has to happen to form sister chromatids

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tetrads are pulled apart

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12
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are gametes haploid or diploid

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haploid

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A cell with two pairs of each set of chromosomes is called

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diploid

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These cells are typically found throughout the body tissue and are called

-germ or somatic

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somatic

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A cell with only one set of chromosomes is called

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haploid

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sperm and egg cells are called

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gametes

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A type of cell division that results in diploid cells

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mitosis

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A type of cell division that results in haploid cells

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meiosis

19
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When a sperm and egg combine, it is called

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fertilization

20
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During the creation of an oocyte, 3 additional haploid cells are created that will not be fertilized, these cells are called…

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polar bodies

21
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what is a chromatiN

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uncondensed DNA

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what is a chrotiD

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Condensed DNA

23
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what are reproductive organs called

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Gonads

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