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| haploid cell that participates in fertilization by fusing with another haploid cell |
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| form of asexual reproduction that produces identical offspring |
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| section of a chromosome that codes for a protein or RNA molecule |
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| made of DNA and associated proteins on which genes are located |
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| one pair of strands of DNA that make up a chromosome during meiosis or mitosis |
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| made of DNA and associated proteins on which genes are located |
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| term used to indicate a cell containing two sets of chromosomes (2n), one set inherited from each parent |
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| having only one set of chromosomes |
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| region joining two chromatids |
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| one of a pair of chromosomes that are involved in determining the sex of an individual |
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| array of the chromosomes found in an individual’s cells arranged in order of size and shape |
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| repeating five-phase sequence of eukaryotic cell growth and division |
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| a member of a chromosome pair |
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| a chromosome that is not directly involved in determining sex |
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| process by which gametes are produced in female animals |
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| reproduction that involves only one parent and results in genetically identical offspring |
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| organism produced by asexual reproduction that is genetically identical to its parent |
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| reproduction in which gametes from opposite sexes or mating types unite to form a zygote |
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| structure composed of centrioles and individual hollow protein fivers that moves chromosomes apart during cell division |
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| process during cell division in which the nucleus of a cell completes two successive divisions that produce four cells each with a chromosome number that has been reduced by half |
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| the exchange of reciprocal segments of DNA by homologous chromosomes at the beginning of meiosis |
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| random distribution of homologous chromosomes during meiosis |
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| process by which gametes are produced in male animals |
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| during cell division in which the nucleus of a cell divides into two nuclei, each with the same number and king of chromosomes |
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| division of the cytoplasm to form two separate cells |
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| period between mitotic or meiotic divisions of a eukaryotic cell during which the cell carries out the routine functioning, copies its Dna and prepares to divide |
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| a disease characterized by abnormal cell growth |
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| entire life span of an organism |
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| the process by which haploid join to form a diploid zygote |
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| an asexual, resting, reproductive haploid cell |
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| haploid phase in the type of life cycle known as alteration of generations |
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