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Ch. 10.2 - Meiosis
Ch. 10.2 Meiosis Flashcards
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Biology
10th Grade
03/17/2011

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Diploid
Definition
A cell with two of each kind of chromosomes.
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haploid
Definition
a cell with one of each kind of chromosome
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homologous chromosome
Definition
the two  chromosomes of each pair in a diploid cell that help  determine what the  individual organism looks like.
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meiosis
Definition
kind of cell division  which produces gametes containing  half the number of chromosomes as a parents body.
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sperm
Definition
the male gamete
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egg
Definition
the female gamete
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zygote
Definition
the resulting cell when the sperm fertilizes an egg
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sexual reproduction
Definition
the pattern of reproduction that involves the production and subsequent fusion of haploid sex cells.
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crossing over
Definition
chromosomes somtimes actually exchange genetic material in this process.
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genetic recombination
Definition
the independent segregation  of homologous  chromosomes.
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nondisjuntion
Definition
the failure  of homologous chromosomes to seperate  properly during meiosis.
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