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chap10vocabscience
vocab
Question | Answer |
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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 |