CHROMATID

• one of the two strands of a chromosome 
• become visible in meiosis or mitosis

• holds two sister chromosomes together
• during mitosis

• makes up mitotic and interphase chromosomes
• complex of DNA & proteins
• loosely coiled so DNA can move easily

• one of the pair of chromosomes that determine gender of an individual

AUTOSOME

• any chromosome that isn't a sex chromosome
• there are 44 in a human

HOMOLOGOUS

CHROMOSOME

• same sequence of genes
• same shape, size, and genes for traits
• pair during meiosis

• micrograph of chromosomes visible during cell division
• show's an individual's chromosomes arranged in homologous pairs
• in order of diminishing size

DIPLOID

• contains 2 haploid sets of chromosomes

HAPLOID

• cell, nucleus, or organism that has 1 set of unpaired chromosomes

BINARY FISSION

• form of asexual reproduction
• in single-celled organisms
• one cell divides into 2 the same size