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| DNA is wrapped tightly around this structure |
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| number of identical halves in a chromosome |
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| each half of a chromosome is termed |
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| constricted portion of a chromatid |
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| humans have 44 of these tyes of chromosomes |
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| sex chromosomes male XY, female XX |
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| humans have 2 of these, name specific for male and femal |
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| chromosomes that have the same size, shape and genes are termed |
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| A photo of the chromosomes in a human |
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| a cell containing 46 chromosomes in humansis termed |
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| the only two types of cells that are haploid for humans |
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| the division of the cytoplasm of a cell is termed |
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| the three differrent phases of interphase are |
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| stage where the nucleus starts to dsappear and chromosomes become visible |
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| stage where chromatids separate at the centromere |
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| stage where chromosomes are held at center by kinetochore fibers |
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| number of cells divisions done during meiosis |
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| a synapsis of homologous chromosomes found in 4s during prophase 1 |
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| crossing over, independent assortment |
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| the two ways taht geneic information is varied during meiosis |
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| number of haploid cells after telophase 2 |
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| Spermatogenesis, Oogenesis |
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| the term used for the two specific types of meiosis resulting in an egg cell and sperm cells |
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| type of cell division used by prokaryotes |
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| specific phase cells go into when they do not divide |
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| termed used where cell pinches inward during cytokinesis |
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| the reproductive organs in humans where meiosis occurs |
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| the production of offspring from one parent is termed |
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| diploid ahs 2 for every chromosome and haploid has 1 for every chromosome |
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| explain the difference between a diploid 2n cell and a haploid n cell |
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