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chapter 4 vocab
life science text book
defionation | Answer |
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Cell process in which the nucleus divides to form two nuclei identical to each other | Mitosis |
Structure in a cell nucleus that contains hereditary material | Chromosome |
A type of reproduction-fission,budding,and regeneration-in which a new organism is produced from one organism and has DNA identical to the parent organism | Asexual Reproduction |
A type of reproduction in which two sex cells, usually an egg and sperm, join to form a zygole, which will develop into a new organism with a unique identity | Sexual Reproduction |
Haploid sex cells formed in the male reproductive organs | Sperm |
Haploid sex cell formed in the female reproductive organs xx | Egg |
in sexual reproduction, the joining at a sperm and egg | Fertilization |
New diploid cell formed when a sperm fertilizes an egg | Zygote |
Cell whose similar chromosomes occur in pairs | Diploid |
cell that has half the number of chromosomes as body cells | Haploid |
reproductive process that provides 4 haploid sex cells from one diploid cell and ensures offspring will have the same number of chromosomes as the parent organisms | Meiosis |
Deoxyribonucleic acid; genetic material of all organisms;made up of two twisted strands of sugar phostphale molecules and nitrogen bases | DNA |