| A | B |
|---|
| Interphase | stage of cell cycle of growth and DNA synthesis |
| Chromosome | threadlike strands of DNA, carries genetic code |
| Mitosis | 4 stage process of nucleus dividing |
| Asexual Reproduction | reproduction with only one parent |
| Sexual Reproduction | reproduction with sex cells from 2 parents |
| Diploid | a cell with 2 of every kind of chromosome (body cells) |
| Haploid | a cell with only one chromosome from each pair(sex cells) |
| Fertilization | joining of egg and sperm |
| Zygote | the cell formed in fertilization |
| Meiosis | division of cell nucleus that forms 4 sex cells |
| Genes | segment of DNA that controls production of one protein |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid that carries the code for making proteins |
| Mutation | permanent change in DNA |
| sexual reproduction | offspring produced from 2 parents is a result of |
| DNA | chemical that is the master copy of an organisms information code |
| mutation | permanent change in genetic material of a cell |
| egg | female sex cell |
| sperm | male sex cell |
| 46 chromosomes | # of chromosomes in human skin cell |
| regeneration | regrowing of body part (starfish) or a new organism from a part |
| adenine pairs up with | thymine |
| proteins | amino acids linked together in a specific order |
| cell plate | structure that forms between nucleii of plant cell during mitosis |
| double stranded | DNA |
| single stranded | RNA |
| Phosphate | contained in the handrails of DNA and RNA |
