Relier Pairs Meiosis Vocabulary Version en ligne Test your meiosis vocabulary par Leah DeMercurio 1 Zygote 2 Fertilization 3 Nondisjunction 4 Haploid 5 Meiosis 6 Homologous chromosomes 7 Gametes 8 Gene or Allele 9 Variation 10 Crossing Over 11 Diploid Different forms of something A diploid cell resulting from the fusion of the sperm and egg Cell division that results in haploid gametes cells A set of one maternal and one paternal chromosome similar in size that pair up with each other inside a cell during meiosis; each carries the same gene A cell that contains single set of chromosomes (n) The exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during prophase I in meiosis. Contributes to genetic variation The failure of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate properly during meiosis A cell that contains pairs of homologous chromosomes (2n) The male gamete or ’sperm’, and the female gamete, ’egg’ or ’ovum’ are specialized sex cells, which fuse together to begin the formation of a zygote during a process called sexual reproduction Cells that contain half the total number of chromosomes for an organisms; sex cells Different forms of the same gene such as flower color or eye color