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Somatic |
Body cells with DNA from both parents |
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Gametes |
Sex cells with one set of DNA to pass on to your offspring |
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Chrosmosomes |
Tightly coiled packages of DNA |
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Sex Chrosmosomes |
Control the sex of an organism, X or Y |
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Autosomes |
Control all other life functions |
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Homologous Chromosomes |
Two chromosomes (one from mother and one from father) of same size and genes |
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Haploid |
Have once copy of each chromosomes |
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Diploid |
Have two of each chromosome |
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Sexual reproduction |
Fusion of two gametes to mix parents genetic information |
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Fertilization |
Joining of an egg and sperm |
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Zygate |
Diploid cell resulting from joining of haploid egg and sperm |
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Meiosis |
The process that divides a diploid cell into four haploid cells. |
