Genetics Vocabulary

4. Structure found in the nucleus that is made of DNA
6. the action or process of fertilizing an egg involving the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote.
9. a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes
11. multipotent somatic stem cells that can become any type of cell in the tissue or organ that they reside
14. assortment how different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop
16. the changing of the structure of a gene
17. the process by which the genome's DNA is copied in cells
18. the exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes, resulting in a mixture of parental characteristics in offspring.
20. One half of a replicated double stranded chromosome
21. the process by which cells become specialized in order to perform different functions.

1. a reproductive cell of an animal or plant (ex: egg and sperm)
2. Structure that holds a chromosome together
3. pluripotent stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of an embryo
5. a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus
7. Cell with TWO of each kind of chromosome
8. the series of events that take place in a cell that causes it to divide into two daughter cells.
10. the process by which generic cells change into specific cells meant to do certain tasks
12. a type of asexual reproduction where a parent cell divides, resulting in two identical cells
13. the failure of one or more pairs of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate normally during nuclear division, usually resulting in an abnormal distribution of chromosomes in the daughter nuclei.
15. Cell with ONE of each kind of chromosome
19. cells any cell of a living organism other than the reproductive cells.