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Reproduction Flashcards

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1
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organs that produce sperm and sex hormones

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testes

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pouch of skin containing testes. It hangs outside the body to keep the sperm cooler than normal body temperature

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scrotum

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3
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sacs containing egg cells

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follicles

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tiny tubes joining the ovaries to the uterus. Fertilisation occurs in one of these tubes

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fallopian tubes

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penetration of the ovum by a sperm

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fertilisation

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joining together of male and female reproductive cells

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sexual reproduction

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reproductive cells (sperm or ova) containing half the genetic information of normal cells

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gametes

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male reproductive cell. It has a head, a middle section and a tail used to swim towards the egg

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sperm

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female gametes or sex cells

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ova

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10
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cell formed by the fusion of two gametes; fertilised ovum before it starts to divide into more cells

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zygote

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reproduction where the eggs are released by the female into water and fertilised by sperm released nearby

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external fertilisation

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reproduction where the egg remains in the female and is fertilised by sperm inserted into the female

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internal fertilisation

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the act of inserting sperm into the female; also called sexual intercourse or mating

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copulation

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14
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act of inserting sperm into the female; also called copulation or mating

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sexual intercourse

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cell division process that results in new cells with half the number of chromosomes of the original cell

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meiosis

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a new branch of science that involves studying the effect of our experiences on the expression of our genetic information

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epigenetics

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genetic material passed on from both parents, from the nucleus of both the sperm and the ovum

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nuclear DNA

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genetic material from the mitochondria, passed on only from the mother

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mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)

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release of sperm

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ejaculation

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combination of fluid and sperm

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semen

21
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twins developed from the same fertilised egg

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identical twins

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penetration of the ovum by a sperm

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fertilisation

23
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twins developed from different fertilised eggs

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fraternal twins

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