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Chapter 6 section 1
Biology words
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Biology
9th Grade
10/26/2010

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gamete
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are an orgamism's reporoductive cells, such as sperm or eggs cells
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binary fission
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is a form of asexual reproduction that process identical offspring
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gene
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is a segment of DNA that codes for a protien or RNA molecule
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chromosome
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the DNA and the protiens associated with the DNA
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chromatid
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The two exact copiesof DNA that make up each chromosome
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centromere
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the two chromotids of DNA
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homologous chromosomes
Definition
chromosomes that are similar in size, shape, and genetic content
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diploid
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when a cell, such as a somatic cell, contains two sets of chromosomes
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