Matching Pairs Meiosis Vocabulary Online version Test your meiosis vocabulary by Leah DeMercurio 1 Diploid 2 Zygote 3 Haploid 4 Variation 5 Gametes 6 Homologous chromosomes 7 Fertilization 8 Meiosis 9 Crossing Over 10 Nondisjunction 11 Gene or Allele 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 A diploid cell resulting from the fusion of the sperm and egg The failure of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate properly during meiosis A cell that contains pairs of homologous chromosomes (2n) 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 A cell that contains single set of chromosomes (n) Different forms of something Cell division that results in haploid gametes cells
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