Meiosis Vocabulary

Process that forms the somatic cells

• mitosis

• meiosis

• autosomes

• asexual reproduction

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

reproductive process that involves 1 parent and offspring are identical to parent

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

reproduction with 2 parents producing offspring that are NOT genetically identical to either parent

• asexual reproduction

• sexual reproduction

pairs of chromosomes that do not include the one pair of sex chromosomes

• gametes

• haploid

• autosomes

• meiosis

sperm and egg cells; cells other than somatic cells

• gametes

• autosomes

• diploid cells

• mitosis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

somatic cell with the full number of chromosomes; 2n

• diploid

• haploid

sex cell made in meiosis with half the number of chromosomes; n

• diploid

• haploid

• autosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Process that forms sex cells

• mitosis

• meiosis

• asexual reproduction

• autosomes

Process by which a cell specializes to carry out a specific roll

• cellular differentiation

• conjugation

• crossing over

• oogenesis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

sexual reproduction usually in bacteria for the purpose of exchanging genetic material to pass to offspring

• crossing over

• cellular differentation

• conjugation

• spermatogenesis