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| amniocentesis [AM-nee-oh-senTEE-sis] |
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| a procedure in which cells from the fetus are removed from the amniotic fluid to produce a karyotype of the fetus amniotic fluid fluid that supports, protects, and maintains a warm environment for the fetus until birth |
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| muscular opening between the uterus and the vagina |
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| the empty follicle after an egg has been released from the ovary |
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| variable that changes in response to the change in the independent variable |
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| a common disorder that results from a zygote with 47 chromosomes; Down syndrome individuals have three copies of chromosome 21 |
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| an orderly series of changes that an embryo undergoes, which eventually results in a fully formed baby |
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| endometrium [end-owe-MEE-tree-um] |
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| epididymis [eh-pee-DiD-ee-miss] |
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| structure that sits above the testis; stores mature sperm |
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| the first stage of the menstrual cycle in which the endometrium is shed follicle a structure in the ovary that contains a single immature egg and cells that nourish and protect the developing egg follicular phase the second phase of the menstrual cycle in which a new follicle starts to develop |
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| karyotype [KAR-ee-oh-type] |
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| an image that shows individual chromosomes from a cell arranged into homologous pairs |
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