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Question 1

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Question 2

reproduction

Answer 2

• bio process by which new individual organisms (offspring) are produced
• fundamental feature of all known life

Question 3

sperm cells

Answer 3

characteristics
- unique haploid genome
- small
- motile via flagella
- few organelles has mitochondria (neck) and centrioles
- acrosomal vesicle (golgi structure to bind and penetrate the egg coat)

functions
- get to egg and fuse
- activate egg and contribute 1/2 unique diploid genome of new organism

Question 4

egg cells

Answer 4

characteristics
- large
- non-motile
- abundant stored raw materials + machinery
- yolk for energy
- totipotent
- haploid n genome
- egg coat
- cortical granules (golgi structures specialized to prevent polyspermy)

functions
- contributes 1/2 of diploid genome to new organism
- mechanisms for sperm recog, binding fusion
- provides raw materials to carry out early development without genomic input from zygote

Question 5

genes involved in sex determination

Question 6

mullerian/wolferian duct