cell division

binary fission

gametes

prokaryotic cells

eukaryotic cells

cell cycle

M phase

G1 phase

S phase

G2 phase

karyotype

haploid

diploid

sister chromatids

mitosis

cytokinesis

non-sister chromatids

crossover

meiosis

allele

homologous chromosomes

Gregor Mendel

trait

dominant

recessive

genotype

phenotype

principle of segregation
(Mendel's Law of Segregation)

principle of independent assortment
(Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment)

pedigree

autosomes

sex chromosomes

nondisjunction

linked

recombinants

formula for total possible number of unique gametes

Dominant Disease

Recessive Disease

Sex-Linked Recessive Disease
(X-Linked Recessive Disease)

homozygous
(pure-breed)

heterozygous