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gametes - Answer- reproductive cells that transmit genes from one generation to the
next; sperm and eggs; haploid
asexual reproduction - Answer- the generation of offspring from a single parent without
the fusion of gametes; DNA is copied and the offspring are exact copies of the parents;
creates clones
sexual reproduction - Answer- the generation of offspring from two parents that have
unique combos of genes inherited from the two parents;
homologous chromosomes - Answer- a pair of chromosomes that have the same
length, centromere position, and staining pattern; control the same inherited characters;
one chromosome from father and one from mother
autosomes - Answer- chromosomes not involved in determining sex; 22 pairs
somatic cells - Answer- all cells of the body except the gametes; have homologous
chromosomes
diploid cell - Answer- any cell with two chromosome sets (2n)
for humans, diploid number is 46
haploid cell - Answer- a cell with one set of chromosomes
No pairs
for humans, n=23 (22 autosomes and 1 sex chromosome)
meiosis - Answer- a type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms consisting of
two rounds of cell division but only one round of DNA replication; results in cells with
half the number of chromosome sets as the original cell (haploid cells),
counterbalancing the doubling that happens at fertilization
meiosis I - Answer- homologous pairs separate away from each other; after this, cells
are haploid; reductional division
meiosis II - Answer- cell division in meiosis that separates sister chromatids; the
chromosome number remains haploid
What is important for the pairing of homologs? - Answer- recombination-genetic
variation