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| 9450659531 | Haploid | a cell that has only a single copy of each chromosome (n) |  | 0 |
| 9450659532 | Diploid | a cell that contains two copies of each chromosome (2n) |  | 1 |
| 9450659533 | Somatic Cells | Any cells in the body other than reproductive cells; body cells |  | 2 |
| 9450659534 | Gametes | sex (= germ) cells (sperm and egg) |  | 3 |
| 9450659535 | Homologous Chromosomes | pairs of chromosomes that have the same size and same sets of genes; one of each pair comes from each parent |  | 4 |
| 9450659536 | Fertilization | Fusion of an egg and sperm cell to form a zygote. |  | 5 |
| 9450659537 | Zygote | Diploid cell formed when a sperm fertilizes an egg. |  | 6 |
| 9450659538 | Mitosis | A process in which cells are divided to produce two identical diploid cells |  | 7 |
| 9450659539 | Meiosis | A reduction-division process in which a single diploid cell produces four haploid gametes |  | 8 |
| 9450659540 | Meiosis I | Stage of meiosis in which homologous chromosomes separate |  | 9 |
| 9450659541 | Meiosis II | Stage of meiosis in which sister chromatids separate; results in formation of 4 haploid sex cells. |  | 10 |
| 9450659542 | Gametogenesis | The production of gametes; forms 4 sperm in males, 1 egg and 3 polar bodies in females. |  | 11 |
| 9450659543 | Sperm | Haploid male gamete |  | 12 |
| 9450659544 | Egg | Haploid female gamete. |  | 13 |
| 9450659545 | Polar Bodies | 3 cells produced during female gametogenesis that have little more than DNA that are eventually broken down; do not become eggs. |  | 14 |
| 9450659546 | Crossing Over | Exchange/swapping of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis I |  | 15 |
| 9450670068 | Tetrad | Each pair of homologous chromosomes that come together during Prophase I of Meiosis |  | 16 |
| 9450672253 | Synapsis | The side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis; forming of tetrads. |  | 17 |
| 9450675329 | Chiasmata | Points where chromatids cross-over during meiosis |  | 18 |
| 9450677494 | Independent Assortment | The law stating that pairs of genes separate independently of one another in meiosis. |  | 19 |
