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asexual reproduction |
Reproduction in witch one parent produces offspring that is identical to parent. |
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fertilization |
The process in which a male gamete joins a female gamete to produce a new cell that becomes an organism. |
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mitosis |
The stage of a cell cycle during which the nucleus divides. |
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sexual reproduction |
Reproduction from the union of two parents that each pass on traits to their offspring. |
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Interphase |
longest phase of mitosis, chromosomes grow and make a copy of themselves |
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Prophase |
Prophase |
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Metaphase |
chromosomes attach to the spindle fibers in the middle of the cell |
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Anaphase |
chromatids start to separate and move away from each other |
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Telophase |
two new nuclei form and mitosis ends |
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Cytokinesis |
cell membrane forms around the two new cells |
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allele |
One of different forms of a gene for a trait. |
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codominant |
Result of two alleles both being expressed. |
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DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic acid,the genetic material of all living things. |
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hybrid |
an organism that has two different alleles of the same gene. |
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incomplete dominance |
A dominant allele is only only partly expressed. |
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meiosis |
Cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes by half. |
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Adenine |
Thymine |
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Cytosine |
Guanine |
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mutation |
Any change in a genome or a chromosome |
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replication |
The process of making identical copies of DNA |
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ribosomes |
A cell structure where proteins are manufactured. |
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Isabel |
Huenink |
