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somatic cell
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a typical human body cell that has 46 chromosomes.
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gametes
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egg and sperm cells
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fertilzation
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sexual intercourse allows a haploid sperm cell from the father to reach and fuse with a haploid egg cell of the mother.
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zygote
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a fertilized egg that is diploid
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diploid
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humans and most animals and plants are diploid organisms.
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haploid
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a cell with a single chromosome set that has only one member of each homologous pair
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sex chromosome
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determine a person's sex (male or female)
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autosomes
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the remaining chromosomes, found in both males and females
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Meiosis
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theprocess that produces haploid daughter cells in diploid oraganisms.
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Mitosis
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the nucleus and its contents, notably the duplicated chromosomes, divided and are evenly distrobuted, forming two daughter nuclei.
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