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1
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body cells

reproduce by cell division

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Somatic cells

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a haploid sex cell; a male gamete is called a sperm or sperm cell, a female gamete is called an egg or egg cell

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Gametes

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Male gametes

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Sperm

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4
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Female gametes

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ova / eggs

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5
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The process that produces gametes, which have half the chromosome number as the parent reduction division

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Meiosis

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Describes a cell with half the chromosome number of hte parent; symbolized by n

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Haploid

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Describes a cell that has a complete set of chormosomes; symbolized by 2n

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Diploid

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A pair of corresponding chromosome

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Homologous chromosomes

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9
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Name the two types of gametes?

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Sperm and Egg

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If an organism has 18 chromosomes, how many homologous pairs does it have?

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9

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11
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Why is meiosis sometimes called “reduction division”?

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It reduces the chromosome number by half

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12
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What are the end products of meiosis?

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4 daughter cells

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