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9695816005asexual reproductionProcess by which a single parent reproduces by itself0
9695816006sexual reproductionreproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete1
9695816007binary fissionA form of asexual reproduction in which one cell divides to form two identical cells.2
9695816008BuddingSmaller copy grows and splits from parent organism3
9695816009vegetative propagationkind of asexual reproduction that uses parts of plants to grow new plants4
9695816010RegenerationThe ability to regrow a missing part of the body5
9695816011SporulationSpore formation6
9695816012parthenogenesisAsexual reproduction in which females produce offspring from unfertilized eggs.7
969581601346how many chromosomes does each human have?8
969581601423how many chromosomes does the offspring receive from each parent?9
9695816015chromatinthreads of genetic data10
9695816016chromosomebodies of genetic data, second step to chromatin11
9695816017sex cellswhat is one example of a haploid (1N) cell?12
9695816018somatic cellswhat is and example of a diploid (2N) cell?13
9695816019zygotefertilized egg cell, (1N + 1N)14
9695816020sister chromatidsconnect to form the distinct x shape of chromosomes15
9695816021centromerecenter at which sister chromatids join together16
9695816022kinetochoreconnects "wires"/strands of inner chromosome together17
969581602325 hourshow long does it take human cells to reproduce?18
9695816038interphase19
9695816039prophase20
9695816040metaphase21
9695816041anaphase22
9695816042telophase23
9695816024kininswhat stops the G1 and G2 cycle at regular intervals? What controls the process?24
9695816025cytokinesiscell membrane begins to pinch in and divide25
9695816026histonessausage shaped proteins which DNA wrap around26
9695816027locusarea on chromosomes where genes are located27
9695816028telomereaglet shaped cover that prevents the chromosome from destabilizing28
9695816029stem cellscells that have yet to devote themselves to one type of cell29
96958160302 mabout how long is a strand of human DNA?30
9695816031homologouschromosomes that are or appear to be the same31
9695816032autosomesterm used to refer to the 1 to 22 pairs of chromosomes, the last being the sex determining pair32
9695816033cleavagecell membrane pinches in towards cell33
9695816034tetraploidmeiosis results not in diploid cells, but another type of ploid cell (4)34
9695816035sinapsischromosomes find each other35
9695816036chiasmataarea where chromosome pieces "switch over" and swap places, promotes genetic variation36
9695816037genetic variationshuffling chromosomes, crossing over, fusion of gametes, and epigenetics are four ways to promote what?37

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