Set 15: Part 1: Life Cycles
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 haplont | what type of life cycle is mostly haploid? |
| haplont | what type of life cycle is only diploid as a zygote? |
| diplont | what type of life cycle is mostly diploid? |
| diplont | in what type of life cycle does syngamy occur immediately after meiosis? |
| alternation of generations | what type of life cycle is most common in plants? |
| alternation of generations | what type of life cycle varies between haplont and diplont life cycles? |
| syngamy | what is the fusion of gamete nuclei? |
| plasmogamy | what is the fusion of gamete cells? |
| 2N | what occurs between syngamy and meiosis? |
| 1N | what occurs between meiosis and syngamy? |
| diplonic | what type of life cycle has only one diploid adult plant and all of its haploid cells are gametes? |
| diploid | what type of cell has 2 sets of chromosomes? |
| 2 | how many sets of chromosomes are in a diploid cell? |
| haploid | what type of cell has 1 set of chromosomes? |
| 1 | how many sets of chromosomes are in a haploid cell? |
| ploidy | what is the number of sets of each chromosome in an organism? |
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