Meiosis Flashcards
1
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Traits
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Characteristics such as hair color, eye color, etc
2
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Genes
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Control the production of proteins that lead to traits
3
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Homologous chromosomes
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Pair of chromosomes that are the same length, centimeters, position, and gene content
4
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Chromatid
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One copy of a duplicated chromosome
5
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Gametes
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Sex cells with half the number of chromosomes
6
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Haploid
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1 set of chromosomes
7
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Diploid
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2 sets of chromosomes
8
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Zygote
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A diploid formed by two haploids combining
9
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Meiosis
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Cell division that takes place in sex organs which results in a reduced number of chromosomes
10
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Asexual reproduction
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Organism is genetically identical to its one parent
11
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Sexual reproduction
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Organism multiply faster than asexual reproduction
