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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sexual reproduction | a biological process where two parents combine their genetic material to create a unique offspring |
| egg | the female reproductive cell, or Egg cell, which fuses with a male sperm cell to create a new organism |
| sperm | microscopic male sex cell (gamete) responsible for carrying genetic material to fertilize a female egg |
| fertilization | the process where a male sex cell (sperm) and a female sex cell (egg or ovum) fuse together to form a new single cell called a zygote. |
| zygote | he single, fertilized cell that forms when a male sperm and a female egg combine during reproduction |