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13 Cards in this Set
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gametes
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an organisms reproduction cells such as sperm and egg cells
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binary fission
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a form of asexual reproduction that produces identical offspring
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gene
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a segment of DNA that codes for protein or RNA molecule
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chromosome
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contains DNA
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chromatids
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the exact two copies of DNA that make up each chromosome
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centromere
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the point where the two chromatids attach to
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homologous chromosomes
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chromosomes that are similar in shape, size and genetic content
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diploid
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when a cell contains two sets of chromosomes
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haploid
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when a cell contains one set of chromosomes
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zygote
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a fertilized egg cell, the first cell of a new individual
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autosomes
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chromosomes that are not directly involved in determining gender
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sex chromosomes
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chromosomes that contains the gene that will determine gender
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karyotype
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a photo of the chromosomes in a dividing cell that shows the chromosomes arranged by size.
it helps detect abnormalalities in chromosome numbers |
