Relier Pairs Meiosis Vocabulary Version en ligne Test your meiosis vocabulary par Leah DeMercurio 1 Nondisjunction 2 Haploid 3 Diploid 4 Fertilization 5 Gametes 6 Crossing Over 7 Gene or Allele 8 Homologous chromosomes 9 Meiosis 10 Zygote 11 Variation 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 The failure of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate properly during meiosis A cell that contains pairs of homologous chromosomes (2n) Different forms of something A diploid cell resulting from the fusion of the sperm and egg Different forms of the same gene such as flower color or eye color Cell division that results in haploid gametes cells A cell that contains single set of chromosomes (n) Cells that contain half the total number of chromosomes for an organisms; sex cells The exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during prophase I in meiosis. Contributes to genetic variation 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
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