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| the type of cell everything besides your egg or sperm is made of, uses asexual reproduction (mitosis) to reproduce, and only produces 2 daughter cells, with identical DNA |
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| Either an egg or a sperm, reproduces by sexual reproduction and produces an entire organism |
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| Mitosis (Asexual Reproduction) |
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| Only has one parent cell. The parent cell splits and each daughter cell has the same DNA as the parent |
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| The process that sex cells are made |
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| Has 2 parent cells and DNA is different than either parent cell |
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| the scientific word for 'sex cells' |
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| where eggs are made in females |
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| where sperm is made in males |
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| both sex cells and contain half the chromosomes (23 in humans) |
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| chromatids put together with a centromere, humans have 46 |
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| a cell with two of each chromosome, diploid is a ADJECTIVE! DO NOT USE IT AS A NOUN! |
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| a cell with only one of each chromosome, also only and ADJECTIVE! |
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| a fertilized egg. After the single cell multiplies, it is no longer a zygote |
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| the proxess when two gametes meet to form a zygote |
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Parent A Parent B
(diploid) (diploid)
↓ 46 chromosomes ↓
ovary testicle
↓ ↓
meiosis meiosis
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4 sex cells 4 sex cells
(gametes) (gametes)
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egg sperm
haploid haploid
23 chromosomes 23 chromosomes
↓ ↓
Fertilization
forms a zygote
(new organism)
Diploid
46 chromosomes (23 x 2)
mitosis = organism growth |
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Two chromosomes that are the same but different type (one #1 from dad another #1 from mom)
Not the same as sister chromatids, i was confused too |
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| the cromatids that form a chromosome |
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