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title: BIOL01113 Vocabulary Assignment 11
author: Aidan Sharpe
date: April 14th, 2025
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## Chromatin
A network of fine threads comprised of DNA and proeins.

## Semiconservative replication
The synthesis of new DNA where half of each new strand of DNA is from the original strand.

## DNA polymerase
An enzyme responsible for the positioning and joining of new nucleotides onto a template strand of DNA.

## Homologous chromosomes
Two chromosomes that code for the same traits.

## Diploid
A cell containing two sets of chromosomes

## Mitosis
A type of cell division that produces diploid daughter cells

## Cell cycle
The repeating process of interphase, mitosis, and cytokinesis.

## Gametogenesis
The production of new gametes (sperm and oocytes).

## Meiosis
A type of cell division that produces haploid daughter cells

## Haploid
A cell containing only one set of chromosomes