| A | B |
|---|
| mitosis | division of a cell's nucleus into 2 daughter cells with same number of chromosomes as parent cell |
| meiosis | division sex cells resulting in 4 daughter cells with half number of chromosomes as parent cell |
| diploid | cells with full or complete number of chromosomes as parent cell |
| haploid | cells with half number of chromosomes as parent cell (sex cell) |
| monoploid | same as haploid; cells with half as many chromosomes as parent cell (sex cell) |
| somatic | all cells in body except sex cells |
| gametes | sex cells; sperm and egg |
| egg | female gamete |
| sperm | male gamete |
| fertilization | fusion of male and female gametes |
| zygote | fertilized egg; result of fusion of gametes |
| oogenesis | formation of eggs in ovaries |
| spermatogenesis | formation of sperm in testes |
| homologous | pair of chromosomes having same size, shape, and carrying sites for certain traits |
| gametogenesis | creation of gametes; sperm and egg cells |
