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Asexual Reproduction |
Reproduction that does not involve the union of gametes and in which a single parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent |
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Sexual Reproduction |
Reproduction in which gametes from two parents unite |
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Gamete |
A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid cell to form a zygote |
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Meiosis |
A process in cell division during which the number of chromosomes decreases to half the original number by two divisions of the nucleus which results in the production of sex cells |
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Fertilization |
The union of male and female gamete to form a zygote |
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Diploid |
A cell that contains two haploids sets of chromosomes |
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Haploid |
Describes a cell nucleus or organism that only has one set of unpaired chromosomes |
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Homologous Chromosome |
Chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes that have the same structure and that pair during meiosis |
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Autosome |
Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome |
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Sex Chromosome |
One of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual |
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Inependent Assortment |
The random distribution of of the pairs of genes on different chromosomes to the gametes |
