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DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid- A Chemical inside cells that contains heredity information and controls how an organism will look and function by controlling which proteins a cell produces. [(Chpt.11 , Sec. 1, pg.320) ] mitosis cell division process in which DNA in the nucleus divides into two nuclei that contain the same genetic information. [(Chapter 11, Sec.1 pg.322)] asexual reproduction a type of reproduction such as budding or regeneration, in which a new organism is produced from a part of another organism by the process of mitosis. [(Chpt. 11, Sec.1, pg.323)] cloning making copies of organs/ organisms, each of which is a clone that receives DNA from its parent cell. [(chpt.11, Sec. 1, pg.324)] sexual reproduction a type of reproduction in which a new organism is produced from the DNA of to sex cells. [(chpt6 Sec. 1, pg.324)] sex cells Specialized cells- female eggs and male sperm that produced the process of meiosis, carry DNA, and join in sexual reproduction. [(chpt. 6, sec. 1, pg. 324)] meiosis process in which sex cells are formed in the reproductive organs; involves two divisions of the nucleus, producing for sex cells, each having the half umber of chromosomes as the original cell. fertilization proccess in which sperm and egg join, resulting in a new organism. [(chpt. 11, sec. 1, pg. 325)]
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