Genetic meiosis key words Flashcards
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Mitosis
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Cell division that forms cells with a full set of genetic information
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Meiosis
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Cell division that creates sex cells with half the genetic information
3
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Gametes
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The scientific name for sex cells
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Egg
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The female sex cells
5
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Sperm
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The male sex cell
6
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Zygote
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A fertilised egg cell
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Fertilisation
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When an egg cell and a sperm cell fuse together
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Haploid
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A cell that contains just a single set of chromosomes (23). Gametes are haploid cells because when they merge together the chromosomes join to make 46. 46chromosomes is the normal amount in a person.
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Diploid
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A cell that contains the full set of chromosomes (46). Zygotes are diploid because the sperm and egg both have 23 chromosomes. So when they join, there are 46.
