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Diploid
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Cell with two of each kind of chromosome is said to contain a diploid or 2n number of chromosomes
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Haploid
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Cell with one of each kind of chromosome is said to contain a haploid or n number of chromosomes
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homologous chromosome
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paired chromosomes with genes for the same traits arranged in some order
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meiosis
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period of nuclear cell division in which two daughter cells are formed each containing a complete set of chromosomes
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Sperm
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haploid male sex cell produced by meiosis
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Egg
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Hapliod female sex cell produced by meiosis
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Sexual Reproduction
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Pattern of reproduction that involves the production and subsquent fusion of haploid sex cells
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Crossing Over
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Exchange of genetic material between nonsister chromtadis from homologous chromosomes during phrophase 1 of meiosis
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Genetic Recombination
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Major source of genetic variation among organisms caused buy reassortment of crossing over during meiosis
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Nondisjunction
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Failure of homologous chromosomes to seperate property during meiosis results in gametes with two many or too few chromosome
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