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Mitosis 1 Fergy
1st set of vocab
Question | Answer |
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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 |