U6: Meiosis & Genetic Variation Vocabulary

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meiosis

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cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms

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gamete

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reproductive cell

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egg

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female gamete

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sperm

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male gamete

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zygote

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fertilized egg

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fertilization

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when the sperm and egg combine

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homologous chromosome

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one of two paired chromosomes, one from each parent, that carries genes for a specific trait at the same location

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haploid

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containing half the genetic information for human (23)

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diploid

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two sets of chromosomes (46)

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Gregor Mendel

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Father of genetics