click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Stack#1744249
Williamson Chapter 4 cell reproduction
Term | Definition |
---|---|
asexual | the type of reproduction that produces a new organism with identical chromosomes of those of the parent organism. |
genes | sections of DNA that contain instructions for producing specific proteins. |
RNA | Nucleic acid carrying the information needed to make proteins |
chromosome | structure in a cells nucleus that holds hereditary information |
haploid | cells that do not have pairs of chromosomes (sex cells) |
sexual | reproduction that requires the joining of two sex cells |
diploid | cells with pairs of chromosomes are this |
meiosis | the process that produces haploid sex cells |
sperm | male sex cells |
DNA | an organism grows and functions by following the information in this code |
mitosis | process cells grow and divide |
zygote | cell forms when an egg and a sperm join |
eggs | female sex cells |
mutation | any permanent change in a gene or chromosome |
fertilization | term for joining an egg and sperm |