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chap10vocabscience
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mitosis | the process in which the nucleus divides to form two identical nuclei |
| chromosome | a structure in the nucleus that contains hereditary material |
| asexual reproduction | a new organism produced frome ONE organism |
| sexual reproduction | where and egg and a sperm come together |
| sperm | formed in the MALE reproduction organs |
| egg | formed in the FEMALE reproduction organs |
| fertilization | the joining of an egg and a sperm |
| zygote | the cell that formms from fertilization |
| diploid | cells that have similar pairs of chromosomes |
| haploid | cells that DO NOT have similar pairs of chromosomes |
| meiosis | produces haploid sex cells |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| gene | a section of DNA in a chromosome |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| mutations | the permanent change in the DNA sequence of a gene or chromosome of a cell |