Chp 6-Sexual Reproduction Flashcards

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What is Sexual Reproduction ?

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Is the production of offsprings from gametes from each parent.

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What is Meiosis ?

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The special cell division that makes the gametes with half number of chromosomes

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What is Fertilization

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The fusion of two gametes to form a zygote

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Why is sexual reproduction a source of variation in the offspring ?

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In sexual reproduction gametes get fused with each other randomly and this causes variation in the offspring

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