reproduction involving two parents resulting in genetically unique offspring
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whats asexual reproduction?
reproduction involving one parents resulting in genetically identical offspring(clones)
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whats a diploid?
cells that have the normal number of chromosomes e.g. 46 in humans
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whats a haploid?
cells that have half the normal number of chromosomes eg sperms or egg cells in humans- they have 23 chromosomes each
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whats meiosis?
cell replication that produces four non-identical cells that contain half the nortmal number of chromosomes. it is used to make sex cells eg sperm and egg
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whats DNA?
Deoxyribonucleic acid. a chemical(protein) that acts as the building blocks of life and several thousand base pairs of DNA make-up a gene
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whats double helix?
the spiral shape structure of DNA
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whats cystic fibrosis?
a genetic disorder in which those affected inherit a recessive allele from both parents.sufferers have excessive mucus produced in their lungs
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reproduction involving one parents resulting in genetically identical offspring(clones)
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whats asexual reproduction?
Card 3
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cells that have the normal number of chromosomes e.g. 46 in humans
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Card 4
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cells that have half the normal number of chromosomes eg sperms or egg cells in humans- they have 23 chromosomes each
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Card 5
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cell replication that produces four non-identical cells that contain half the nortmal number of chromosomes. it is used to make sex cells eg sperm and egg
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