| Term | Definition |
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gametes |
sex cells |
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zygote |
fertilized egg (embryo) |
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egg/ovam/ova |
living cell, 1 set of chromosomes; large cells contain cytoplasm |
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spermatazoa |
living cell, 1 set of chromosomes; small cell contain: head, fuel pack (many mitochondria), tail; need to swim |
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ejaculate |
sperm + semen |
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gonads |
ovary/testes-->primary sex organs (make sperm/egg) |
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mitosis |
asexual replication; cytokinesis (NOT DONE YET) |
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meiosis |
production of sex cells; producing monoploid cells "reduction division"; replication ->division 1->division 2 |
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division 1 (meiosis) |
division of homgenous chromosomes |
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division 2 (meiosis) |
division of sister chromatids |
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polar bodies |
the cells that receive cytosol unevenly from 00 gensis |
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00 genesis |
uneven distribution of the cytosol in egg formation |