front 1 meiosis | back 1 type of cell division that occurs in the sex cells reduction division creates egg and sperm with half the chromosomes as the parent cell |
front 2 autosome | back 2 body chromosome, identified by number |
front 3 sex chromosome | back 3 chromosomes that determine the sex of the offspring X or Y, Female XX, Male XY |
front 4 somatic cell | back 4 typical body cell, such as a skin cell, muscle cell, bone cell |
front 5 gamete | back 5 egg or sperm cells for sexual reproduction |
front 6 haploid | back 6 cell that contains half the number of chromosomes |
front 7 diploid | back 7 cells that contain 2 copies of each type of chromosome |
front 8 # chromosomes in a human somatic cell | back 8 46 |
front 9 # of chromosomes in a human gamete | back 9 23 |
front 10 tetrad | back 10 pairs of homologous chromosomes |
front 11 homologous chromosomes | back 11 chromosomes that contain the same kind of information |
front 12 p arm | back 12 short arm of chromosome |
front 13 q arm | back 13 long arm of chromosome |
front 14 chromosome band | back 14 location of the gene on a chromosome (5p3) |
front 15 crossing over | back 15 swapping of genes between two homologous chromosomes (happens during Prophase I-Metaphase I of meiosis) |
front 16 oogenesis | back 16 production of egg cells |
front 17 spermatogenesis | back 17 production of the sperm cells |
front 18 Number of cells produced at the end of meiosis | back 18 4 cells that are unique |