LifeSci Chapter 5 Vocab

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a cell with a hard protective covering that can produce a new organism under favorable conditions

a diploid cell formed from the union of two gametes

a segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein (or part of a protein), which contributes to a specific characteristic in an organism

the separating of a cell’s duplicated chromosomes that results in two identical nuclei

the manufacture of a single mRNA strand from a DNA molecule

the process in which one diploid cell forms haploid cells (gametes)

a strand of DNA with associated proteins that is usually found in the nucleus of the cell

having two of each type of chromosome in the cells of an organism