Lab #4: Eukaryotic Sexual Life Cycles

ontogeny

Origin and developmental history of an individual from fertilization to maturity.

sexual reproduction

Type of reproduction where two parent organisms combine their specialized sex cells to create a genetically unique offspring.

asexual reproduction

Type of reproduction where a single parent organism creates offspring without combining sex cells.

life cycle

Sequence of stages involving the alternation between meiosis (# chromosome reduction) and fertilization (# chromosome restoration) across generations

haploid (n)

Describes a cell, nucleus, or individual with one chromosome set.

diploid (2n)

Describes a cell, nucleus, or individual with two chromosome sets.

gametic cell (gamete)

somatic cell