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asexual reproduction |
Offspring are identical to identical to parent |
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sexual reproduction |
Offspring are a combination of the two parents |
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sperm |
male gamete |
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egg |
female gamete |
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fertilization |
The union of the egg and sperm |
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zygote |
Fertilized egg |
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gametes |
sex cells |
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diploid |
All of the chromosomes characteristic of that species (2n); in humans 2n = 46 (23 pairs) |
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haploid |
A single set of chromosomes (n); in humans n = 23 |
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meiosis |
produces cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell |
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external fertilization |
The union of sperm and egg occurs outside the female’s reproductive tract |
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internal fertilization |
The union of sperm and egg occurs inside the female’s reproductive tract |
