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Gametogenesis | The formation of gametes (egg and sperm). |
Diploid numbers | The number of chromosomes found in the double set of chromosomes found in ALL body cells. |
Haploid numbers | Half the diploid number of chromosomes found in egg and sperm of a species. |
Gametes | Sex cells; egg and sperm. |
Ovaries | Female gonad where eggs are matured. |
Testes | Male gonad where sperm is created. |
Meiosis | Process to create egg and sperm cells; the result is four cells with half the number of chromosomes from the parent cell. |
Formation | Development of a particular thing |
Crossing over | The exchange of chromosome pieces. |
Disjunction | The separation of the homologous chromosome pairs during the first division of meiosis. |
Non-disjunction | The failure of homologous chromosomes to separate. |
Spermatogenesis | One cell becomes four sperm. |
Oogenesis | One cell becomes one viable egg cell and three polar bodies. |
Replicate | To double. |