Sexual and asexual reproduction
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 DNA | genetic information for an individual; deoxyribonucleic acid |
| sexual reproduction | a new organism is produced from 2 parents |
| asexual reproduction | a new organism is produced from 1 parent |
| Sperm cell | male reproductive cell produced in the testis |
| Egg cell | female reproductive cell produced in the ovary |
| Zygote | new cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell.; will grow and divide by mitosis and develop into a new organism. |
| Meiosis | type of cell division which ocurs in the testes and ovaries to create sex cells |
| Gamete | sex cell; sperm and egg cell |
| Binary fission | type of asexual reproduction in which an organism replicates its DNA and divides in half, producing two identical daughter cells |
| Vegetative reproduction | Type of asexual reproduction in which new plants grow from vegetative parts such as roots, stems, and leaves |
| Sporulation | kind of asexual reproduction in which a new organism forms from spores released from a parent |
| Fertilization | the process in which an egg cell and a sperm cell join to form a new organism |
| Budding | asexual reproduction in which a part of the parent organism pinches off and forms a new organism (ex: hydra and yeast) |
| Regeneration | an entire new organism can grow from certain pieces of the original organism |
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