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15 Cards in this Set
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MITOSIS
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Two identical nuclei are formed during this process in which the nucleus divides
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CHROMOSOME
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Structure in the nucleus that contains hereditary material.
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ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
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A new organism is produced from one organism.
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SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
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Another way a new organism can be produced when two sex cells come together.
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SPERM
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Formed in the male reproductive organs.
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EGG
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Formed in the female reproductive organs.
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FERTILIZATION
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The joining of an egg and a sperm.
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ZYGOTE
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The cell formed during fertilization.
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DIPLOID
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Cells are diploid when they have pairs of similar chromosomes.
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HAPLOID
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Haploid cells have half the number of chromosomes (23) as body cells (ex.- sex cells)
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MEIOSIS
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Process that produces haploid sex cells.
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DNA
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Chemical that contains information for an organism's growth and function.
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GENE
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A section of DNA on a chromosome that contains instrudtions for making specific proteins.
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RNA
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A type of nucleic acid that carries codes fro making proteins from the nucleus to the ribosomes.
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MUTATION
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Any permanent change in a gene or chromosome of a cell.
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