Chromosome, A threadlike structure consisting of DNA and histone proteins and carry the genetic information, Diploid, a cell that contains two copies of each chromosome; in humans this name means 46 chromosomes, Gametes, this refers to the sex cells; in animals this is the sperm and the egg. These join in the process of fertilisation to produce a new organism called the zygote., Centromere, This section of the chromosome joins the two chromatids together during the early stages of mitosis, Chromatids, The two identical copies of a chromosome formed by DNA replication(often called sister chromatids)s, Cytokinesis, The process cytoplasm divides to form two daughter cells, Homologous chromosome, These are chromosomes that carry the same genes but different alleles; in animals, one of each pair is inherited from the female parent(mother) and one from the male parent (father)+, Meiosis, This is sometimes called reduction division

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