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Reproduction
Reproduction Living Envrionment Regents Review
Question | Answer |
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asexual reproduction | a method of reproduction in which all the genes passed on to the offspring come from a single individual or parent |
cloning | a technique used to make identicle organisms |
development | the changes that occur from the fertilized egg to a complete individual; occurs by mitosis and differentiation of cells |
differentiation | the process that transforms developing cells into specialized cells with different structures and functions |
egg | a sex cell produced by a female |
embryo | an organism in the early stages of development (prior to birth) |
estrogen | a hormone (produced by the ovaries) that controls female sexual development and the reproductive process |
expressed | the way that an unseen gene is seen in an organism as an actual physical trait |
fertilization | the process that combines and egg cell and a sperm cell |
fetus | the unborn, developing young of an animal during the later stages of develpoment |
gamete | an egg or sperm cell; a sex cell |
gene expression | see expressed; the result of activated genes |
meiosis | the process that results in the production of sex cells |
mitosis | the process that divides the cells nuclues into 2 each with a compelete set of genetic material freom the parent cells |
ovaries | the organ of the human female reproductive system that produces an egg cell, the female gamete |
placenta | the organ that enables nuterients and oxygen to pass from the mothers blood to the fetus, and waste products to pass from the fetus to the mothers blood |
progesterone | a hormone associated with sexual development and the reproductive system |
Recombination | Mixing of genetic material from sperm and egg to get new genetic combinations and unique offspring |
Sex cell | cell that contains 1/2 the normal DNA. Egg & Sperm. Haploid cell sometimes represented as "n" |
Sexual reproduction | Method of reproduction that involves two parents and gentically unique offspring |
Species | a group of organisms that share characteristics and can mate with one another |
Sperm | Male sex cell |
Testes | Male reproductive organ used for sperm production |
Teststostrone | Hormone associated with development of male reproductive development. (females also contain some testostrone just in lower levels) |
Uterus | Organ, in female organisims, where embryos implant and develop into fetuses. |
Zygote | The cell that results from joining of sperm and egg cells. |