Flashcards in Chapter 11 -1 Deck (10):
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How do cells reproduce?
Cell division
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What is cell division?
the process of distributing DNA and cytoplasm to new daughter cells
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What are the two types of cell division?
Mitosis and Meiosis
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What type of cells do Mitosis produce?
Somatic (body) cells
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What do somatic cells do?
Maintain chromosome # at 46...through 1 division that makes 2 cells
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What type of cells do Meiosis produce?
Gametes
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What do gametes do?
Chromosome # is reduced to half (23)...through 2 divisions that makes 4 cells
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What is mitosis?
sum of all chromosomes in a cell
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What is the function of mitosis?
Growth
Repair
Asexual reproduction
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