Flashcards in Reproduction Deck (9)
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What are gametes?
Sex cells - egg and sperm cells
2
What happens during sexual reproduction?
Egg and sperm cell fuse together
Genes of the egg and sperm cell mix
3
How many chromosomes are found in an egg cell?
23
4
How many chromosomes are found in a sperm cell?
23
5
How many chromosomes are found in a fertilised egg?
46 (23 pairs)
6
Why does sexual reproduction lead to genetic variation?
The mixture of parents genes (in chromosomes) produces variation in the offspring.
7
What is meant by 'offspring'?
The babies of an organism
8
Asexual reproduction produces genetically _________ cells.
identical
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