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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inheritance | process of passing genetic information to offspring |
| Genes | Short section of DNA, located on a chromosome, that codes for prote=ins (traits) |
| Chrmosome | Are made of coiled up DNA; made of numerous genes |
| DNA | carry hereditary information; made of small sections of genes |
| Mitosis | Create two identical daughter cells |
| Meosis | Create four sex cells with half the number of chrmosome presents in parent cells |
| Heredity | passage of genetic infomation from one generation to the next |
| Haploid | sex cells with both parents' chrmosome (2n) |
| Diploid | meeting of the sperm and egg |
| Zygote | cell formed from the union of two sex cells |
| Gamets | Sex cells |