Reproduction Vocabulary

A method of reproduction by which an organism only requires 1 parent.

• Sexual Reproduction

• Asexual Reproduction

• Meiosis

• Ketosis

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Method of reproduction that requires 2 parents

• Ketosis

• Mitosis

• Sexual Reproduction

• Asexual Reproduction

A fertilized egg.

• Gamete

• Zygote

• Spermatazoa

• Homolog

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Sections of DNA that code for specific traits.

• Genes

• Nucleotides

• Nucleolus

• Chromosomes

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X shaped structure seen during cell reproduction.

• Chromosome

• Nucleus

• Zygote

• Chromatin

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Chromosomes that are similar in size, shape, and have the same gene

content. They pair up during meiosis.

• Homologous Chromosomes

• Chromatids

• Fission

• DNA Segregation

This form of cellular reproduction is for growth and repair.

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Binary Fission

• Vegetative Propagation

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This form of cellular division is for reproduction

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Crossing Over

• Fertilization

When sperm and egg unite.

• Fertilization

• Propagation

• Regeneration

• Gametesis

Refers to a cell or organism with two sets of chromosomes, one set from each

parent.

• Diploid

• Haploid

• Genotype

• Phenotype