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asexual
reproduction
autosomes
centromere
chromosomes
diploid
duplication
gene
haploid
karyotype
inversion
binary fission
photo of the chromosomes in a
dividing cell; shows the chromosomes
gametes
homologous
chromosomes
monosomy
mutations
nondisjunction
sex
chromosomes
sister
chromatids
somatic cell
translocation
trisomy
zygote
extra chromosome fragment attaches
to its homologous chromosome, 2
copies
chromosomes that contain genes that
will determine the sex of the
individual
chromosomes not directly involved in
determining the sex (gender) of an
individual
changes in an organism’s
chromosome structure
piece reattaches to a nonhomologous
chromosome
an organism’s reproductive cells, such
as sperm or egg cells
a cell that contains only one set of
chromosomes
any cell other than a sperm or egg cell
form of asexual reproduction that
produces identical offspring
a fertilized egg cell, the first cell of a
new individual
a segment of DNA that codes for a
protein or RNA molecule
a structure in which DNA and the
proteins associated with the DNA coil
two exact copies of DNA that make
up each chromosome
a cell that contains two sets of
chromosomes
if one or more chromosomes fail to
separate properly
A cell that has only one copy of the
chromosome, when it should have
two
A cell that has three copies of the
chromosome, when it should have
two
chromosome piece reattaches to the
original chromosome but in a reverse
a single parent passes exact copies of
all of its DNA to its offspring
a piece of a chromosome breaks off
completely, new cell lacks
chromosomes that are similar in size,
shape, and genetic content
two chromatids of a chromosome are
attached at a point called this