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Karyotype |
the number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei of an organism or species. |
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Gene / Allele |
(in technical use) a distinct sequence of nucleotides forming part of a chromosome, the order of which determines the order of monomers in a polypeptide or nucleic acid molecule which a cell (or virus) may synthesize. |
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Zygote |
a diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes; a fertilized ovum. |
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Gamete |
a mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote. |
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Asexual Reproduction |
a mode of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only; it is reproduction which almost never involves ploidy or reduction.Se |
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Sexual Reproduction |
a mode of reproduction by which offspring arise from two organisms, and inherit the genes of that parent only; it is reproduction which almost never involves ploidy or reduction. |
