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the process by which organisms produce new organisms of the same type |
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a method of reproduction in which all the genes passed on to the offspring come from a single individual or parent |
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a method of reproduction that involves two parents producing offspring that are genetically different from either parent |
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a sex cell produced by a female |
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an egg or sperm cell; a sex cell |
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the process that divides the cell’s nucleus into two, each with a complete set of genetic material from the parent cell |
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the process that results in the production of sex cells (sperm and egg) |
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the process that combines a sperm cell and an egg cell |
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the cell that results from the joining of the egg and sperm |
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the additional mixing of genetic material from a sperm and egg which results in a unique combination of genes |
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the process that transforms developing cells into specialized cells with different structures and functions |
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an organism in the early stages of development |
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the result of activated genes |
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the organ of the human female reproductive system that produces an egg cell, the female gamete |
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a hormone associated with sexual development and the reproductive system |
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a hormone (produced by the ovaries) that controls female sexual development and the reproductive process |
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the organ, in female animals, where the embryo develops into a fetus |
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the organ that enables nutrients and oxygen to pass from the mother’s blood to the fetus, and waste products to pass from the fetus to the mother’s blood |
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the male reproductive organ, that produces sperm and the hormone testosterone |
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a hormone associated with male sexual development and reproduction |
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the unborn, developing young of an animal during the later stages of development |
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