inheritance Flashcards by Lilly SLATER-SMITH | Brainscape

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sexual reproduction involves

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male and female gametes

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what is the scientific word for a sex cell

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a gamete

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in plants what are the gametes

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pollen and egg cells

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in animal cells what are the gametes

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sperm and egg cells

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in sexual reproduction all off-spring is

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unique

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in asexual reproduction all off-springs are

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genetically identical

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does asexual reproduction use mitosis or meiosis

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mitosis

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what is the normal amount of chromosomes

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46

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what is an advantage of sexual reproduction

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variation,survival advantage of natural selection

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what is an advantage of asexual reproduction

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faster,many identical offsprings,more efficient

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what is the strands of DNA called

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a double helix

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where is DNA found

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the nucleus

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a polymer is made up of small molecules called

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monomers

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each gene codes for a particular sequence of what

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amino acids

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there are 46 chromosomes where do they come from

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half from your mum and the other half from your dad

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