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Medical Science- Reproduction
Reproduction Terms
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Biology
8th Grade
05/18/2012

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Gametes
Definition
Sex cells
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Male sex cell
Definition
Sperm
Term
Female sex cell
Definition
Egg
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Hormones
Definition
Produced by endocrine glands to allow the functioning of biological processes
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Phenotype
Definition
Physical characteristics
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Genotype
Definition
Genetic characteristics e.g. BB- brown eyes, cc- curly hair
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Homozygous Dominant
Definition
A feature which is dominant. Expressed/represented by capital letters e.g. BB- Brown eyes
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Homozygous Reassive
Definition
A feature which is not dominant. Expressed/represented by lower-case letters. e.g. Blue eyes- bb
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Heterozygous Dominant
Definition
A feature which is dominant but one of the allele is recessive. e.g. Bb- brown eye
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Allele
Definition
Alternate form of gene
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Homo
Definition
Same
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Hetero
Definition
Different
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Reproduction
Definition
The process where new individuals are created
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Sexual Reproduction
Definition
-both parents are required
-gametes are required
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Asexual Reproduction
Definition
-1 parent is required
-gametes are not required
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Secondary Sexual Characteristics
Definition
Changes that are not directly involved in reproduction
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Primary Sexual Characteristics
Definition
Are changes that are directly involved in bearing children
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Cell Division
Definition
When the organism develops from a single cell into an embryo
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Ovulation
Definition
When an egg is released from the ovaries every 28 days
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