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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sexual reproduction | a type of reproduction in which he genetic materials from two |
| egg | female sex cell |
| sperm | male sex cell |
| fertalization | an egg cell and a sperm cell join together |
| zygote | the new cell that forms from fertalization |
| diploid | cells that have pairs of chromosomes |
| homologous chromosomes | pairs of chromosomes that have genes for the same traits arranged in the same order |
| haploid | cells that have only one chromosome from each pair |
| meiosis | one diploid cell divides and makes four haploid sex cells |
| asexual reproduction | one parent organism produces offspring without meiosis and fertilization |
| fission | cell division in prokaryotes that form two genetically identical cells |
| budding | a new organism grows by mitosis and cell division on the body of its |