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| sperm | cells formed in the male reproductive organs |
| chromosome | a structure in the nucleus that contains hereditary material |
| meiosis | a process which haploid sex cells are produced |
| gene | a section of DNA where instructions for making a specific proteins are found |
| zygote | the cell that forms when an egg and a sperm join |
| asexual | type of reproduction when a new organism is produced that has hereditary material identical to the parent |
| DNA | the code that contains all the information that an organism needs to grown and function |
| fertilization | the joining of an egg and sperm |
| diploid | describes cells that have pairs of chromosomes |
| mitosis | the process in which the nucleus divides to form two identical nuclei |
| mutation | any permanent change in a gene or chromosome of a cell |
| sexual | type of reproduction when two sex cells, usually an egg and a sperm, come together. |
| RNA | type of nucleic acid that carries the codes for making proteins from the nucleus to the ribosomes |
| haploid | describes cells that do not have pairs of chromosomes |
| egg | cells formed in the female reproductive organs which contain stored food along with the other cell parts |
