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Heredity Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aesexual Reproduction | offspring are created from a single organism or parent and are the exact copies of that parent |
| Binary Fision | Divides into two identical cells |
| Budding | When an offspring grows out of the parents body |
| Fragmentation/Regeneration | Offspring form out of broken off pieces of the parent |
| Sexual Reproduction | The genetic information from two parents is combined to create offspring with unique genetic traits |
| Internal Fertilization | fertilization occurs within the female |
| External Fertilization | fertilization occurs outside the female in a watery medium |