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Sexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction and DNA Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Type of reproduction that requires the joining of two sex cells. | SEXUAL |
| Structure in a cell's nucleus that holds hereditary information. | CHROMOSOME |
| Term for the joining of an egg and sperm. | FERTILIZATION |
| Male sex cells. | SPERM |
| The cell that forms when an egg and sperm join. | ZYGOTE |
| The term for female sex cells. | EGG |
| The process that produces sex cells. | MEIOSIS |
| Characteristics that are passed down from one generation to the next. | TRAITS |
| A part of DNA that contains the instructions for producing specific proteins. | GENE |
| The chemical that makes up chromosomes and allows an organism to grow and function by following the information in this code. | DNA |
| Process by which DNA is duplicated (copied). | REPLICATION |
| Any permanent damage in a gene or chromosome. | MUTATION |
| Cells with pairs of chromosomes. | DIPLOID |
| Takes code from DNA and brings it to the ribosomes to make specific proteins. | RNA |
| Cells that do not have pairs of chromosomes (sex cells). | HAPLOID |