| Term | Definition |
|---|
| asexual reproduction | creates offspring that are identical to parents |
| asexual reproduction | the parent actually can become the offspring |
| sexual reproduction | half the genetic makeup comes from one parent, half from the other |
| sexual reproduction | produces offspring with genetic variation |
| cloning | produces the same result as asexual reproduction |
| cloning | when a new nucleas is placed in a cell in which the original nucleus has been removed |
| mitosis | a cell split tha produces two identical cells |
| meiosis | a cell split that produces two gametes |
| gamete | cells with only half the organizisms genetic material |
| mitosis | cell devision that happens during cloning |
| mitosis | this process makes it possible for a lobster to grow a new claw |
| meiosis | process produces four cells, each with half the chromosomes of the parent |
| mitosis | process that produces two cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the parent |
| zygote | a cell created when two gametes unite |
| embryo | the muti-cell organizm that has not differentiated yet |
| differentiation | when cells in a developing organism start to become different from one another |
| mitosis | this is the process that produces new cells in a zygote |
| chromosomes | contain genetic information |
| chromosomes | cells in your skin, pancreas, and eyeballs contain the same number of these |
| chromosomes | gametes contain half the number of these compared to other cells in the body |
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