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4.1 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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ovum | An egg cell |
uterus | The organ in a women's body in which a baby develops during pregnancy. |
fallopian tube | a tube that connects the ovary to the uterus. |
sperm | the male sex cell |
conception | The process of sperm fertilizing the ovum |
chromosome | a tiny threadlike structure in the nucleus of every cell |
gene | A unit that determines a humans inherited characteristics. |
genome | The complete blueprint for the creation of a person |
DNA | The complex molecules that make up genes . |
infertility | the inability to conceive a child |
surrogate | a substitue "mother" |
zygote | the fertilized egg |
prenatal development | the baby's development during a pregnancy |
embryo | The developing baby from the third week to the eighth week |
amniotic fluid | The liquid that surrounds and protects the developing baby uterus |