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biological process by which new individual organisms are produced
reproduction
known methods of reproduction
sexual
asexual
an individual can reproduce w/o involvement w/ another individual
asexual
ex: bacterial cell divide into 2
asexual
requires involvement of 2 individuals, typically one of each sex
sexual reproduction
ex: normal human reproduction
sexual reproduction
body cells aka
somatic cells
ex. duplicated by mitosis
skin
hair
muscle
most common form of cell reproduction
mitosis
ex. produced by miosis
sperm
ova
cell division process that produces new cell growth, repair and general replacement of older cells
mitosis
how many phases ? mitosis?
6 phases
mitosis takes how long?
1/2 to 1 1/2 hours
soemwhat similar but more complex than mitosis
meiosis
how many daughter cells in mitosis?
2
how many daughter cells in meiosis?
male
: 4 sex cells/gametes
female
: 1
in males, meiosis is referred to as ___________ because sperm cells are produced
spermatogenesis
# of phases for spermatogenesis
8
in females, meiosis is referred to as _____ because egg or ova is the main ultimate product.
oogenesis
Author
summerdhon
ID
333671
Card Set
reproduction
Description
cytop
Updated
2017-08-23T16:41:29Z
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