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UNIT 3, CHPT 10
CHAPTER 10.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are genes? | coded information in the form of hereditary units |
| what is DNA? | polymers of 4 different nucleotides (adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine) |
| what are gametes? | a haploid reproductive cells (sperm/egg) formed by meiosis |
| what are somatic cells? | all cells in the body except for gametes |
| what is a locus? | a specific plae on the length of a chromosome where a gene is located |
| what is a genome? | an organism's ensemble of genes |
| what is asexual reproduction? | offspring coming from a single parent that happens without the fusion of gametes |
| what is a clone? | the product of asexual reproduction, genetically identical to parent/parent cell |
| what is sexual reproduction? | offspring coming from two parents that happens with the fusion of 2 gametes |