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| (2N) A cell or an individual with two copies of each chromosome. |
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| The cell produced by the fusion of a male gamete (sperm cell) and a female gamete (egg cell). |
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| (N) A cell or an individual with one copy of each nuclear chromosome. |
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| Chromosomes that have the same arrangement of genetic loci, are identical in their visible structure, and pair during meiosis. |
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| Each individual member of a pair of homologous chromosomes. |
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| Nonhomologous chromosomes |
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| Chromosomes that contain dissimilar genetic loci and that do not pair during meiosis. |
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| A chromosome in eukaryotic organisms that differs morphologically or in number in the two sexes. XX female, XY male |
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| A chromosome other than a sex chromsome. |
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| The region of a chromosome containing DNA sequences to which mitotic and meiotic spindle fibers attach. |
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| A chromosome with the centromere in the middle; symmetrical. |
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| Submetacentric Chromosome |
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| A chromosome where the centromere is not symmetrically placed (one arm longer, one shorter). |
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| A chromsome with one arm and a bulb. |
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| Only have one arm (centromere is at the end). |
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