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| 238673142 | alternation of generations | A life cycle in which there is both a multicellular diploid form, the sporophyte, and a multicellular haploid form, the gametophyte; characteristic of plants and some algae. | 0 | |
| 238673143 | asexual reproduction | The generation of offspring from a single parent that occurs without the fusion of gametes. In most cases, the offspring are genetically identical to the parent. | 1 | |
| 238673144 | autosome | A chromosome that is not directly involved in determining sex; not a sex chromosome. | 2 | |
| 238673145 | chiasma | The X-shaped, microscopically visible region where homologous nonsister chromatids have exchanged genetic material through crossing over during meiosis, the two homologs remaining associated due to sister chromatid cohesion. | 3 | |
| 238673146 | clone | A single individual organism that is genetically identical to another individual. | 4 | |
| 238673147 | crossing over | The reciprocal exchange of genetic material between nonsister chromatids during prophase I of meiosis. | 5 | |
| 238673148 | diploid cell | A cell containing two sets of chromosomes (2n), one set inherited from each parent. | 6 | |
| 238673149 | fertilization | The union of haploid gametes to produce a diploid zygote. | 7 | |
| 238673150 | gamete | A haploid reproductive cell, such as an egg or sperm. These unite during sexual reproduction to produce a diploid zygote. | 8 | |
| 238673151 | gametophyte | In organisms that have alternation of generations, the multicellular haploid form that produces haploid gametes by mitosis. | 9 | |
| 238673152 | gene | A discrete unit of hereditary information consisting of a specific nucleotide sequence in DNA. | 10 | |
| 238673153 | genetics | The scientific study of heredity and hereditary variation. | 11 | |
| 238673154 | haploid cell | A cell containing only one set of chromosomes (n). | 12 | |
| 238673155 | heredity | The transmission of traits from one generation to the next. | 13 | |
| 238673156 | homologous chromosomes | A pair of chromosomes of the same length, centromere position, and staining pattern that possess genes for the same characters at corresponding loci. | 14 | |
| 238673157 | karyotype | A display of the chromosome pairs of a cell arranged by size and shape. | 15 | |
| 238673158 | life cycle | The generation-to-generation sequence of stages in the reproductive history of an organism. | 16 | |
| 238673159 | locus | A specific place along the length of a chromosome where a given gene is located. | 17 | |
| 238673160 | meiosis | A modified type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms consisting of two rounds of cell division but only one round of DNA replication. It results in cells with half the number of chromosome sets as the original cell. | 18 | |
| 238673161 | meiosis I | The first division of a two-stage process of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that results in cells with half the number of chromosomes sets as the original cell. | 19 | |
| 238673162 | meiosis II | The second division of a two-stage process of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that results in cells with half the number of chromosomes sets as the original cell. | 20 | |
| 238673163 | recombinant chromosome | A chromosome created when crossing over combines the DNA from two parents into a single chromosome. | 21 | |
| 238673164 | sex chromosome | A chromosome responsible for determining the sex of an individual. | 22 | |
| 238673165 | somatic cell | Any cell in a multicellular organism except a sperm or egg. | 23 | |
| 238673166 | spore | In the life cycle of a plant or alga undergoing alternation of generations, a haploid cell produced in the sporophyte by meiosis. These can divide by mitosis to develop into a multicellular haploid individual, the gametophyte, without fusing with another cell. | 24 | |
| 238673167 | sporophyte | In organisms that have alternation of generations, the multicellular diploid form that results from the union of gametes. These produce haploid spores by meiosis that develop into gametophytes. | 25 | |
| 238673168 | synapsis | The pairing and physical connection of replicated homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis. | 26 | |
| 238673169 | variation | Differences between members of the same species. | 27 | |
| 238673170 | zygote | The diploid product of the union of haploid gametes during fertilization; a fertilized egg. | 28 |
