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Biology
Reproduction Study Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The process in which a cell divides to form two identical cells | Mitosis |
| Structures in the nucleus that contain DNA and are actively duplicating themselves | Chromosomes |
| Process where new organisms are only produced my one parent | A-sexual reproduction |
| Process where new organisms are produced when sex cells from different parents combine | Sexual reproduction |
| sex cell from the male parent | Sperm |
| sex cell from the female parent | Egg |
| the joining of 1 egg and 1 sperm | Fertilization |
| the cell that forms in fertilization | Zygote |
| the master copy of an organisms information code, in the form of a double helix | DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) |
| Code for making proteins, made up of only one strand, and contains a nitrogen base | RNA (ribonucleic acid) |
| Any permanent change in a gene or chromosome of a cell | Mutation |
| The section of DNA that directly makes a specific protein for phenotypic features | Gene |