Reading: Meiosis
Vocab
Asexual Reproduction: Reproduction involving a single parent.
Sexual Reproduction: Reproduction involving two parents.
Gamete: Reproductive cells.
Haploid: Cell having only one chromosome of each type.
Diploid: Cell having two of each type of chromosome (twice the amount of chromosomes in haploids).
Fertilization: Process in which two gamete cells unite.
Zygote: A fertilized cell (the result of fertilization).
Melosis: Cell division where the number of chromosomes is cut in half (results in haploids).
Gametogenesis: Process where haploid cells become gametes.
Crossing-Over: When genetic information is exchanged between homologous chromosomes.
Independent Assortment: When cells divide in meiosis, each individual chromosome is separated randomly and independently.