Reproduction
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| Reproductive system | body system that allows for sexual reproduction; includes testes, ovaries, uterus and other male and female sex organs.
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| ovum (Plural ova) | eg cell that is produced by the female reproductive system
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| ovary | organ in which female gametes develop prior to fertilization
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| uterus | organ of the female reproductive system in which fertilized egg attaches and a fetus develops.
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| fallopian tube | tubes of connective tissue that attaches the ovary to the uterus in the female reproductive system and in which ferilization occurs.
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| testis (plural testes) | organ of the male reproductive system that produces sperm
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| testosterone | steroid hormone that id found in greater quantities in men then women and contributes to male sexual characteristics and development.
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| ovulation | process by which egg is releases from the ovary and becomes available for fertilization
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| menstrual cycle | series of changes on the female reproductive system that takes place over the course of one month
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| zygote | cell that forms when a male gamete fertilizes a female gamete
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| STD Sexually transmitted disease | disease that is passed from one person to another during sexual contact.
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| Embryo | stage of development after the fertilized cell implants into the uterus but before the cells take on a recognizable shape
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| Placenta | organ that develops in female mammals during pregnancy and carries nutrients from the mother to the embryo.
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| Fetus | unborn offspring fromm the end of the eighth week after conception to the moment to birth.
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| meiosis | form of nuclear division that divides a diploid cell into haploid cells: important in forming gametes form sexual reproduction
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| mitosis | process by which a cell divides its nucleus and contents
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| gamete | sex cell: an egg ot a sperm cell.
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| fertilization | fusion of an egg and sperm cell
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| sperm | male gamete
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| homologous chromosomes | chromosomes that have the same length, appearance, and copies of genes, although the alleles may be different.
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| chromatid | one half of a duplicated chromosome
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| egg | female gamete
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| haploid | cell that only has one copy of each chromosome
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| diploid | cell that has two copies of each chromosome, one from an egg and one from a sperm
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| somatic cell | cell that makes up all of the boy tissues and organs, except gametes
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