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| a short segment of DNA that contains the information to build one protein. |
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| paired chromosomes with one from the mother and one from the father. |
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| the pairs that are not sex-related |
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| includes the visible or measurable features of an individual |
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| is the particular genetic makeup an individual |
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| are specialized reproductive cells that carry one copy of each chromosome. |
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| carries half of a pair of chromosomes |
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| the dividing of chromosomes (going from 46 to 23) |
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| the result of a haploid sperm fertilizing a haploid egg. It is diploid and carries two copies of every gene on 46 chromosomes. |
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| the result of a zygote going through mitosis. The embryo will eventually grow into a human child. |
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| separates homologus chromosomes. Although each daughter cell is haploid, each chromosome is still in its replicated state. |
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| separates sister chromatids, creating four haploid daughter cells. |
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