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ECS Biology 5c
Asexual Reproduction
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| budding | production of a new, small organism through mitosis on the side of the parent |
| fertilization | union of gametes |
| fragmentation | breaking a simple colony in two |
| gamete | reproductive cells |
| haploid | cell that has only one chromosome from every homologous pair |
| heterogamete | different gametes; either a sperm or an ovum |
| isogametes | similar gametes |
| meiosis | reduction of a cell's chromosome number from diploid to haploid |
| oogenesis | formation of an ovum |
| sexual reproduction | union of haploid gametes, resulting in a diploid zygote |
| spermatogenesis | formation of sperm |
| spore | cell with a hard protective covering produced by mitosis |
| zygote | diploid formed by two haploids |