click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Sexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction and DNA Review
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Type of reproduction that requires the joining of two sex cells. | SEXUAL |
Structure in a cell's nucleus that holds hereditary information. | CHROMOSOME |
Term for the joining of an egg and sperm. | FERTILIZATION |
Male sex cells. | SPERM |
The cell that forms when an egg and sperm join. | ZYGOTE |
The term for female sex cells. | EGG |
The process that produces sex cells. | MEIOSIS |
Characteristics that are passed down from one generation to the next. | TRAITS |
A part of DNA that contains the instructions for producing specific proteins. | GENE |
The chemical that makes up chromosomes and allows an organism to grow and function by following the information in this code. | DNA |
Process by which DNA is duplicated (copied). | REPLICATION |
Any permanent damage in a gene or chromosome. | MUTATION |
Cells with pairs of chromosomes. | DIPLOID |
Takes code from DNA and brings it to the ribosomes to make specific proteins. | RNA |
Cells that do not have pairs of chromosomes (sex cells). | HAPLOID |