SB3-Genetics

Sexual reproduction-

• Is the fertilisation of a female sex cell with a male sex cell.
• Offspring are genetically different to parents
• There is variation
• The organism has to find a mate to reproduce, could take time and energy

Asexual reproduction-

• Reproduction without fertilisation.
• Only one parent is needed
• Reproductive cycle is faster
• Offspring is genetically identical
• There is no variation; any changes in the environment then they may all perish

Meiosis

• The parent cell is a diploid cell
• The parent cell divides into two…