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What is a gonad?

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A gonad is an organ that produces sex cells in animals

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What is semen?

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Semen is a fluid containing sperm and seminal fluid

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What is puberty?

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Puberty is the beginning of sexual maturity

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What are secondary sexual characteristics?

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Secondary sexual characteristics are those features that distinguish males from females, apart from the sex organs themselves

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What is infertility?

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Infertility is the inability to produce offspring

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What is ovulation?

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Ovulation is the release of an egg from the ovary

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What is the menstrual cycle?

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The menstrual cycle is a series of events that occurs every 28 days on average in the female if fertilisation has not taken place

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What is the menopause?

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The menopause is when ovulation and menstruation stop happening in a female

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What is menstruation?

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Menstruation is the discharge of the lining of the uterus (the endometrium) and the unfertilised egg

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What is copulation?

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Copulation is the act of sexual intercourse

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What is an orgasm?

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An orgasm is the physical and emotional sensations experienced at the peak of sexual excitement

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What is ejaculation?

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Ejaculation is the release of semen from the penis

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What is insemination?

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Insemination is the release of semen into the vagina, just outside the cervix

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What is fertilisation?

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Fertilisation occurs when the nucleus of the sperm fuses with the nucleus of the egg, forming a diploid zygote

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What is implantation?

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Implantation is the embedding of the fertilised egg into the lining of the uterus

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What is in-vitro fertilisation?

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In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) involves removing eggs from an ovary and fertilising them outside the body

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What is a morula?

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A morula is a solid ball of cells formed from a zygote by mitosis

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What is a blastocyst?

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A blastocyst (or blastula) is a hollow ball of cells formed from a morula

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What are germ layers?

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Germ layers are basic layers of cells in the blastocyst from which all adult tissues and organs will form

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What is gestation?

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Gestation is the length of time spent in the uterus from fertilisation to birth

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What is lactation?

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Lactation is the secretion of milk by the mammary glands (breasts) of the female

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What is birth control?

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Birth control refers to methods taken to limit the number of children that are born

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What is contraception?

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Contraception is the deliberate prevention of fertilisation or pregnancy

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