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Homologous Pair

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Same gene, but can have different alleles

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Gametes

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Sperm and egg cells

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Diploid

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Having the full number of complement chromosomes (2n)

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Haploid

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Having half the number of chromosomes as a normal cell (n)

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Crossing Over

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Swapping small sections of DNA

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Independent Assortment

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How genes randomly assort when gametes develop

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Nondisjunction

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Failure of homologous pairs to separate causing an irregular amount of chromosomes in the cell

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Karyotype

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An individual’s complete set of chromosomes

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Somatic Cell

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Any cell other than the reproductive cells

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Autosomes

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Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome

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At the end of meiosis what type of cells are produced and how many?

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4 unique haploid cells

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