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Mitosis 1 Fergy
1st set of vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid - contains info that determines the traits of a living thing. |
| Sexual reproduction | 2 parents contribute a sex cell to a new organism |
| Fertilization | when sperm and egg join together |
| Asexual reproduction | 1 organism produces a new organism that is identical to itself. |
| Binary fission | a form of asexual reproduction where the parent splits into 2. Cells are identical |
| Budding | An organism develops tiny buds on its body which grow into a genetically identical offspring |
| Spores | specialized cells that can survive harsh conditions |
| Vegetative reproduction | new plants are grown from stems, roots or leaves. |
| Mitosis | part of the cell cycle during which the cell's nucleus divides. Only asexual |
| Meiosis | type of cell division that produces sex cells |
| Haploid | half the number of chromosomes |
| Diploid | 2 complete sets of chromosomes |