Chapter 4 Vocabulary Words Flashcards
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Sperm
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Male sex cell
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Cell
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Smallest unit of life
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Ovum
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Female sex cell
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Conception
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When a sperm and a ovum collide to make a zygote
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zygote
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A fertilized egg
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Fallopion tubes
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Tubes that extends left and right from the uterus
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Uterus
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Organ that the baby will develop and be protected
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Genetic factors
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Traits passed down genes
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Chromosomes
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Carrys genes into living cells
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dominant trait
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Trait that’s the offspring is most likely to have
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Resesive trait
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Trait that’s the offspring is not as likely to have
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Multiple pregnancy
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When two or more baby’s are developing in the same pregnancy
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Fraternal
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When two or more baby’s develop in the same ova
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Chorin
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Membrane that surrounds the baby while it’s in the uterus
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Identical
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Babies that has the same genetic makeup
