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Somatic Cell |
Body cells with DNA from both of your parents |
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Gamete |
Sex cells with one set of DNA to pass on to your offspring |
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Chromosome |
Tightly coiled packages of DNA |
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Sex chromosome |
Control the sex of an organism |
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Autosomes |
Control all other life function |
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Homologous chromosomes |
Two chromosomes (one from mother and one from father) of same size |
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Haploid |
Have one copy of each chromosome |
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Diploid |
Have two copies of each chromosome |
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n |
Represents haploid cells |
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2n |
Represents diploid cells |
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sexual reproduction |
Fusion of two gametes to mix parent genetic information |
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Fertilization |
joining of an egg and a sperm |
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zygote |
diploid cell resulting from joining a haploid egg and sperm |
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meiosis |
The process that divides a diploid cell into four haploid cells |