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prokaryotes reproduce by
cloning
parthenogenesis
unfertilized egg dev into embryo
haploid sets fo chromosomes combine into
diploid set
r selected reprod
rate of
k selected reproduc
carrying capacity
oviparous
in eggs
ovoviviparous
eggs with yolk
viviparous
within body maternal blood nutrients
seasonal anestrus
prev females giving birth when unfavored conditions
spring birth controlled by
circannual clock to photoperiod
envir cues and pheromones serve as
synchronizing signals
genetic fitness fo males
courtship displayes
primary reprod organs
gonads
testes
gametes female and male
d- ova
m- spermatozoa
reproductive tracts
ducts and accessory sex glands
prod of sperm
spermatogenesis
prod of ova
oogenesis and ovulation
birth
parturition
lie within pelvic and abd cavity
ovaries
reprod tract of females
oviducts
uterus
cervix
vagina
vulva
in mammasl males are
heterogametic
in birds and amphibians males are
homogametic
presence or absence of y chromo
gonadal sex
stim prod of testis-determing factor
sex determining region of y chromo
directs differentiation of gonads
testis determining factor
dep presence or absence of testes
phenotypic sex
sec by testes
testosterone
testosterone reduced to
dihydrotestosterone
dev into male reprod tract
wolffian ducts
mullerian ducts regress due to
anti-mullerian hormone
spermatogenesis done I n
seminiferous tubules
testosterone secr bu
leydig cells
libido controls
gonadotropic hormone secretion
nonreproduction actions of hormones
anabolic rate
bone growth
aggression
various stages of sperm devel
germ cells
support for spermatogenesis
Sertoli cells
mature male gametes
spermatozoa
head
nucleus with acrosome cap