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Biology Exam 3 Prep
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Undergraduate 1
11/02/2009

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Vehicles that transmit genes from one generation to the next. Sperm and egg are examples.
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Gametes
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A gene's specific location along the length of a chromosome.
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Locus
Term
Type of reproduction that produce offspring that are exact copies of themselves.
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Asexual Reproduction
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The generation-to-generation sequence of stages in the reproductive history of an organism, from conception to production of its own offspring.
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Life Cycle
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Any cell other than those involved in gamete formation.
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Somatic Cell
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Order that displays chromosomes in pairs, starting with the longest chromosomes.
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Karyotype
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Two chromosomes composing a pair that have the same length, centromere position, and staining pattern.
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Homologous chromosomes or homologs
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Female
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XX
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Male
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XY
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Any cell with two chromosome sets; 2n
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Diploid Cell
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Any cell that containes a single chromosome set; n.
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Haploid Cell
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An egg and a sperm equal what type of cell?
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Haploid Cell
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A zygote equals what type of cell? Why?
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Diploid Cell; Because the zygote is an egg (haploid) cell combined with a sperm (haploid) cell.
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Individual chromosomes that carry genes derived from two different parents; Begins very early in prophase 1.
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Recombinant Chromosomes
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