Reproduction Flashcards

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1
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What type of production produces genetically different cells?

A

Sexual reproduction

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What does sexual reproduction involve?

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the fusion of male and female gametes because there is 2 parents so the offspring contains a mixture of their parents genes

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What produces variation?

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Mixture of genetic information

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What produces genetically identical cells?

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Asexual reproduction

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What does asexual reproduction involve?

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one parent as it happens by mitosis as they are identical

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What is asexual reproduction?

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There is no fusion of gametes, no mixing of chromosomes and no genetic variation between parents and off spring as they’re clones

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bacteria and some plants….

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produce asexually

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