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| part of the process of gamete formation, consisting of chromosome conjugation and two cell divisions, in the course of which the diploid chromosome number becomes reduced to the haploid |
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| the chromosomes of a cell, usually displayed as a systematized arrangement of chromosome pairs in descending order of size |
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| chromosome pairs, one from each parent, that are similar in length, gene position and centromere location |
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| a chromosome, differing in shape or function from other chromosomes, that determines the sex of an individual |
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| an organism or cell having double the basic haploid number of chromosomes. |
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| an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes, ordinarily half the normal diploid number |
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| the union of male and female gametic nuclei |
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| the cell produced by the union of two gametes, before it undergoes cleavage |
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| a group of four chromatids formed by synapsis at the beginning of meiosis |
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| a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism |
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