Yellow box second half Flashcards
1
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Maternal
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Used to describe chromosomes, genes and alleles that come from the mother
2
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Paternal
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Used to describe chromosomes, genes and alleles that come from the father
3
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Sexual reproduction
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The combining of two sex cells (sperm and egg), one from each parent, to produce an offspring.
4
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Sperm
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The result of meiosis in males; male sex cell (gamete)
5
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Zygote
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Fertilized egg cell; the cell that is the result of 2 haploid sex cells joining
together to form a diploid cell.
