| A | B |
| asexual reproduction | the production of offspring by a single parent cell without combining genes from another individual. |
| daughter cells | cells that form in cytokinesis. |
| diploid | referring to a cell holding two sets of chromosomes. |
| DNA replication | the process by which DNA is copied. |
| gametes | specialized haploid cells involced in sexual reproduction. |
| haploid | referring to a cell having one set of chromosomes. |
| meiosis | reduction division of a cell; each daughter cell is a haploid. |
| mitosis | a step of eukaryotic cell division in which the nucleus divides into two nuclei. |
| sexual reproduction | the production of offspring by combining genetic material from two parent organisms. |