the production of offspring by a sexual or asexual process.

Scientific term for having two different alleles for a trait

cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms

the longest phase in mitosis where chromosomes condense

sex cells

Scientific term for having two identical alleles for a trait

having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
noun

Chromatids attache to the spindle fibers. The chromosomes line up along the middle of the cell.

When two gametes join together

term for having two recessive alleles for a trait

containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent.

Cell membrane moves inward to create two daughter cell

The reproduction of new living organisms combining genetic information from 2 individuals of different sex

creates a blended phenotype; one allele is not completely dominant over the other

The process in meiosis that ensures more genetic variation

Chromatids separate and begin to move to opposite ends of the cell, pulled along by the spindle fibers

one parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent

situation in which both alleles of a gene contribute to the phenotype of the organism

The number of cycles that meiosis goes through

Two new nuclei form. Chromosomes appear as chromatin.