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Somatic cell |
Body Cells with DNA with both of your parents. |
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Gamete |
Sex cells with one set of DNA to pass off to your offspring. |
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Chromosomes |
Tightly coiled packages of DNA |
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sex chromosomes |
Control the sex of an organism |
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Autosome |
Control all other life function |
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homologous chromosome |
One complete set of chromosomes |
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haploid |
A organism that has one set of chromosomes |
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diploid |
A organism that has two set of chromosomes |
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sexual reproduction |
fusion of two gametes to mix the parents genetic information. |
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fertilization |
the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote |
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zygote |
The union of the female and male gamete to create life |
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Meiosis |
The process that divide a diploid cell into four haploid cell |
