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asexual reproduction
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production of offspring from one parent.
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crossing over
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when portions of chromatids break off and attach to adjacent chromatids on the homologous chromosome
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gamete
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haploid reproductive cells
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genetic recombination
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a result of crossing over
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independent assortment
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the random separation of the homologous chromosomes
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oogenesis
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the production of mature eggs cells or ova
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polar body
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the other products of meiosis that degenerate
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sexual reproduction
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the production of offspring through meiosis and the union of a sperm an an egg
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spermatid
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four haploid cells that were formed by a diploid reproductive cell divides meiotically
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spermatogenisis
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the production of sperm cells
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synapsis
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the pairing homologous chromosomes, not occuring in mitosis
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tetrad
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each pair of homologous chromosomes
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