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Biology Chapter 9
Term | Definition |
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gamete | a sex cell; sperm or an egg |
egg | a female gamete |
sperm | a male gamete |
somatic cell | cell that is not a sex cell |
diploid | having two copies of each kind of chromosome |
homologous chromosome | one of a matching pair of chromosomes that comes from each parent |
haploid | having one copy of each kind of chromosome |
fertilization | a joining of male and female gametes to form a new organisms |
zygote | a fertilized cell |
meiosis | a process that results in sex cells |
tetrad | a part of homologous chromosomes joined together |
cross-over | the process of homologous chromosomes in a tetrad trading pieces of similar DNA |