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| A spore can divide by mitosis to develop into a multicellular haploid individual, the gametophyte, without fusing with another cell. |
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| Differences between members of the same species |
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| The sporophyte produces haploid spores by meiosis that develop into gametophytes. |
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| A discrete unit of hereditary information consisting of a specific nucleotide sequence in DNA |
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| A modified type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms consisting of two rounds of cell division but only one round of DNA replication. It results in half the number of chromosome sets as the original cell |
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| A specific place along the length of a chromosome where a given gene is located |
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| A cell with two sets of chromosomes (2n) |
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| A lineage of genetically identical individuals or cells |
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| only one set of chromosomes (n) |
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| A display of the chromosome pairs of a cell arranged by size and shape |
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| A pair of chromosomes of the same length, centromere position, and staining pattern that posses genes for the same characters at corresponding loci |
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| The reciprocal exchange of genetic material between nonsister chromatids during prophase 1 of meiosis |
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| The X-shaped, microscopically visible where the homologous nonsister chromatids have exchanged genetic material through crossing over during meiosis, the two homologs remaining associated due to sister chromatid cohesision |
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| The pairing and physical connection of replicated homologous chromosomes during prophase 1 of meiosis |
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| The sporophyte produces haploid spores by meiosis that develop into gametophytes. |
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