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Bio CH22
Biology CH22 Cell Reproduction
Term | Definition |
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body cell | cells that make up most of the body, such as the skin, blood, bones, and stomach |
cancer | a disease in which body cells reproduce at an abnormally fast rate |
meiosis | a kind of cell reproduction that forms eggs and sperm |
mitosis | cell reproduction in which two identical cells are made from one cell |
ovary | female sex organs that produce eggs |
polar body | a small cell formed during meiosis in a female |
puberty | the stage in life when a person begins to develop sex cells |
sex cell | reproductive cells produced in sex organs |
sister chromatids | two strands of a doubled chromosome |
testes | the male sex organs that produce sperm |