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Adult men and women both produce gametes by the process of ?
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Meiosis
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Meiosis produces what number of chromosomes in each egg & sperm?
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23 in each egg and sperm... each contains half of the 46 needed in humans
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A cell with one-half the number of chromosomes of the of the adult is called?
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Haploid cells
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The egg and sperm combine by _________ to produce a zygote.
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Fertilization
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A zygote is what type of cell?
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Diploid
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This single cell becomes a multicelled organism by the process of ?
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Mitosis
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Adults make sperms and eggs by the process of?
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Meiosis
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Autosome - define
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Chromosomes other than a sex chromosome
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Centromere
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Attachment between two sister chromatids
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Chromosome
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Linear arrangement of DNA and histones
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Diploid means?
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Having two sets of chromosomes per cell (46) (2n)
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Gametes
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The egg and sperm, sex cells
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Gene
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Specific segment of a chromosome
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Haploid means?
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Having one set of chromosomes (n)
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Sex chromosome
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X or Y chromosome
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