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Genes
A discrete unit of hereditary information consisting of a specific nucleotide sequence in DNA (or RNA, in some viruses).
Gametes
A haploid cell, such as an egg or sperm. Gametes unite during sexual reproduction to produce a diploid zygote.
Asexual Reproduction
A type of reproduction involving only one parent that produces genetically identically offspring by budding or by the division of a single cell or the entire organism into two or more parts.
Clone
(1) A lineage of genetically identical individuals or cells. (2) In popular usage, a single individual organism that is genetically identical to another individual. (3) As a verb, to make one or more genetic replicas of an individual or cell.
Sexual Reproduction
A type of reproduction in which two parents give rise to offspring that have unique combinations of genes inherited from the gametes of the two parents.
Locus
A specific place along the length of a chromosome where a given gene is located
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