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Diploid number (2n). | The total number of chromosomes in a diploid cell. |
Haploid number (n). | The number of homologous pairs in a diploid cell. |
Meisosis. | The process by which a diploid (2n) cell forms gametes(n). |
Gametes. | Haploid cells (n) produced by diploid cells (2n) for the pupose of sexual reproduction. |
Virus. | A non-cellular infectious agent that has two characteristics:(1)It has genetic material inside a protective protein coat.(2)It cannot reproduce on its own. |
Antibodies. | Specilized proteins that aid in destroying infectious agents. |
Vaccine. | A weakened or inactive version of a pathogen that stimulates the body's production of antibodies which can aid in destroying the pathogen. |