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Genetics 11.4
Genetics Vocab Words Section 11.4
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Biology
9th Grade
11/22/2011

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Homologous
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term used to refer to chromosomes in which one set comes from the male parent and one set comes from the female parent
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Diploid
Definition
term used to refer to a cell that contains two sets of homologous chromosomes
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Haploid
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term used to refer to a cell that contains only a single set of genes
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Meiosis
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process in which the number of chromosomes per cell is cut in half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell
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Tetrad
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structure containing four chromatids that forms during meiosis
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Crossing-Over
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process in which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids during meiosis
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Zygote
Definition
fertilized egg
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