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Asexual Reproduction Flashcards

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85825909312 types of reproductionSexual and Asexual0
8582590932Asexual ReproductionA method of reproduction requiring only one parent1
8582590933Daughter cellscells that are genetically identical to the parent cell2
8582590935BINARY FISSIONA method of asexual reproduction where one single celled organism splits into 2 smaller but equal sized organisms: amoeba/paramecium3
8582590936BUDDINGa form of asexual reproduction in which a new individual organism develops on a parent organism and then separates.4
8582590937REGENERATIONGrowing back of a missing part Ex. Starfish and planaria5
8582625037FRAGMENTATIONReproduction of an entire organism from a piece of the parent organism6
8582642268PARTHENOGENESISgrowth of an organism from an unfertilized gamete, or sex cell7
8582687345DNAA molecule containing the genetic instructions for the development and functioning of all living organisms, found in the nucleus of a cell,8
8582734436GENEthe basic unit of heredity in a living organism; a segment of DNA9
8582748630MITOSISthe process of cell division where one cell splits into two identical cells10
8582822147GENETIC VARIATIONrange of differences in DNA among organisms (Diversity)11
8582854502BIODIVERSITYthe many different types of life that exist in an environment12
8582866881CHROMOSOMEa tightly wound bundle of DNA and proteins found in the nucleus of most living cells13

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