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14 Cards in this Set
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1.ProstaglandinsLocally |
acting chemical messengers that stimulate contraction of the female reproductive system to assist in sperm movement |
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2.LH (lutimizing hormone) |
lead to localized rupturing of the ovarian wall, and expulsion of the secondary oocyte |
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3.if fertilization and implantation occour, the embryo produces |
the horman human chronic gonadotropin maintians the corpus luteum |
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4. The corpus luteum continues to produce progesteone until the |
placenta can take over that function |
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5. Teratogen |
physical or chemical agent that lead to an increase in congenital malformations |
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6. In birds |
ZW females, ZZ males |
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7. In insects |
XX female, XO male |
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8. In bees |
haploid unfertilized male, diploid fertilized female |
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9. Hermaphrodite |
the same organism has both male and female functions, example plants |
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10. Parthenogenesis |
all individuals are female |
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11.Two pairs of undifferentiated ducts |
Mesonephric: Male-specific Also called"Wolffian" ducts and Paramesonephric: Female-specific Also called "Mullerian "ducts |
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12. If the embryo has the XY, cells of the tests produce two hormones |
Anti mullerian hormone suppresses the paramesonephric ducts and Testosterone : triggers the development of the mesonephric ducts into some of the male internal genitalia |
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13. if XY |
The mesonephric degenerate spontaneously( No testosterone); the paramesonephric ducts develope( no anti-mullerian) |
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14. Xist |
X-inactivative specific transcript |
