Powerpoint Chapter 6 Flashcards
Only one parent
asexual
offspring are genetically identical to parent
asexual
Two types of reproduction
sexual
asexual
combine from two parents
Gametes
Gametes combine from two parents
Sexual
Offspring are genetically different from one another and from the parents
Sexual
_______ carries genes
DNA
must be copied before cells divide
Genetic Material
section of DNA with instructions for building all cell proteins
Genes
made of DNA wrapped around proteins
Chromosomes
in uncondensed, string-like form before cell division
Chromosomes
Carry hundreds of genes
Chromosomes
Sister chromatids; duplicated chromosomes, attached at the centromere
Chromosomes
Occurs before cell division
DNA replication
Begins by splitting helix in half (up the middle)
DNA replication