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