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Heredity
Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DNA (Dexyribo Nucleic Acid)page #93 | molecule that contains info. that determines the traits that a living thing inherits and needs to live |
| Chromosomes (page 93) | visible structures made in early stages of division when the chromatin is compacted into them |
| Cell-Cycle | life cycle of a cell |
| Interphase | part of cell cycle when the cell is not dividing |
| Mitosis | part of the cell cycle when the nucleus divides |
| Cytokinesis | division of the parent cell's cytoplasm |
| Homologous Chromosomes | chromosomes that carry the same genes and the same structure |
| Meiosis | type of cell division that produces haploid sex cells such as eggs and sperm eggs |
| Asexual reproduction | one organism produces 1 or more new organisms identical to itself |
| Sexual reproduction | 2 parents each contribute a sex cell to the new organism |