Threadlike structures made of protein and a single molecule of DNA that serve to carry the genomic information from cell to cell
Genes
The basic unit of traits passed from parent to child
Sexual Reproduction
Reproduction that involves two parents producing offspring that are genetically different from either parent. More genetic variation, needs two people.
Gametes
An egg or sperm cell made through meiosis
Pregnancy
The period in which a fetus develops inside a woman's womb or uterus.
Mitosis
Process that divides the cell's nucleus into two, resulting cells have an exact copy of genetic material and the same number of chromosomes as parent cell.
Meiosis
Process that divides cells and produces sex cells (sperm and egg); resulting cells have half the chromosomes of the parent cell
Diploid
Two sets of chromosomes (2n)
Cancer
Uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body.
Zygote
The cell that results from the joining of the egg and sperm
Ovary
Makes female eggs and hormones
Uterus/Placenta
Houses fertilized egg
Testes
Makes male reproductive cells
Gonad
Makes gametes
Placenta
The organ that lets nutrients and oxygen to pass from the blood to the fetus, and waste products to pass vice versa
