click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
DNA & Reproduction
test review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Asexual Reproduction | Offspring identical to parent and receives 100% of the genetic material from parent |
| Asexual and Sexual Reproduction | create offspring |
| Sexual Reproduction | Involves a sperm cell and egg cell and Offspring receives 50% of the genetic material from the mother and 50% from the father |
| Sperm | male sex cell |
| fragmentation | occuring in starfish when they regrow and arm |
| mitosis | known as cell division |
| Gene | a small section on a chromosome |
| Mutation | change in the DNA code; can be beneficial, harmful or have no effect |
| Protein | determine an organism’s traits; they are needed to build muscles and organs; they are needed for growth, repair and cell replacement |
| Chromosome | structure that holds genes |
| Fertilization | the joining of the egg and sperm |
| Variation | involves sexual reproduction since there is a random combining of genes to create a unique set of traits in the offspring |