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Asexual Reproduction |
offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes from that parent only |
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Sexual Reproduction |
offspring arise from two organisms, and inherit genes from both the parents |
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Gamete |
a mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex to from a zygote |
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Meiosis |
a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell |
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Fertilization |
the action or process of fertilizing an egg, female animal, or plant, involving the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote |
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Diploid |
(of a cell or nucleus) containing two complete sets of chromosomes one from each parent |
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Haploid |
(of a cell or nucleus)having a single set of unpaired chromosomes |
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Homologous Chromosomes |
a set of one maternal chromosome and one paternal chromosome that pair up with each other inside a cell during meiosis |
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Autosome |
any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome |
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Sex Chromosome |
a chromosome involved with determining the sex of an organism, typically one of two kinds (male and female) |
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Independent Assortment |
formation of random combinations of chromosomes in meiosis |
