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Genes, Chromosomes, Mitosis & Meiosis
University of Glasgow
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/15/2013

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haploid cell
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cell that contains a single set of chromosomes (23) e.g. gamete (meiosis)
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diploid celll
Definition
cell that contains two sets of chromosomes (46=2n) e.g. somatic cells
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homologous
Definition
pair composed of one chromosome from the maternal and paternal set
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non-homologous chromosome
Definition
any two chromatids in a pair of homologous chromosomes that are not sister chromatids
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practice drawing diagram of mitosis
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book page 302
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practice drawing diagram of meiosis
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book page 300
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c value
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define haploid content of DNA
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n value
Definition
define haploid set of chromosomes
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