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| a hormone that prepares the utereus for the fetilized ovum and maintains pregnancy |
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| a horomone by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that, in women, stimulates maturation and formation of the corpus luteum. |
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| regualtes the development, growth, pubertal maturation, and reproductiveprocesses of the body. |
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| responsible for the release of the FSH |
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| prepares the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg |
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| stimulates the contraction of the smooth muscles of the uterus. |
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| Stimulates lactation by the mammary gland at parturition mammals. (milk forms) |
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| Testosterone or andosteronje, promotes male chrachteristics. |
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| one of two identical chromosomal strands into which a chromosome splits longitudinaly prepatory to cell division. (halves of chromosomes) |
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| a group of four chromatids formed by synapsis at the beginning of meiosis. |
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a specialized structure on the chromosome, appearing during cell division as the constricted central region where the two chromatids are held together and form an X shape. (the middle of a chromosome) |
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| A process occurring during meiosis wherein two chromosomes pair up and exchange segments of their genetic material. |
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| Random Assortment (Independent Assortment) |
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| The process of random segregation and assortment of chromosomes during anaphase I of meiosis resulting in the production of genetically unique gametes. |
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(In mitosis) The failure of sister chromatids to separate during and after mitosis.
(In meiosis) The failure of homologous chromosomes to segregate or to separate during and after meiosis. |
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| When a segment of the chromosome is removed or lost. |
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| When the position of a segment of the chromosome is changed in such a way that the linear order of the genes is reversed. |
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A type of gene mutation wherein the addition or deletion of (a number of) nucleotide(s) causes a shift in the reading frame of the codons in the mRNA, thus, may eventually lead to the alteration in the amino acid sequence at protein translation. |
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| a chromosomal segment is moved from one position to another, either within the same chromosome or to another chromosome |
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| A process in sexual reproduction that involves the union of male (sperm) and female (ovum) gametes (each with a single, haploid set of chromosomes) to produce a diploid zygote. |
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