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Biology
Chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cell division | generates daughter cells from a parent cell with transfer of genetic information |
| asexual reproduction | generates clones; offspring that are genetically identical to the parent |
| sexual reproduction | genetic information from two individuals of opposite mating types |
| binary fission | splitting into two |
| mitotic division | the process that generates two genetically identical daughter cells from a single parent in eukaryotes |
| mitosis | division of the nucleus |
| cytokinesis | the splitting of the orignal cytoplasm into two new daughter cells |
| meiosis | cell division that makes sexual reproduction possible |
| gametes | examples: egg and sperm |
| somatic cells | the non-sex cells in a multi-cellular organism |
| fertilization | the merging of egg and sperm to create a single cell |
| zygote | a single cell: it inherits on haploid set |
| cell differentiation | a daughter cell becomes different from the parent cell |
| cell cycle | a set sequence of events that make up the life of a typical eukaryotic cell that is capable |
| adult stem cells | are not committed to specialized functions, but some of their descendants can be different |