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25 Cards in this Set
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Asexual Reproduction
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involves one parent and results in one or more offspring that are genetically identical to that parent
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Cloning
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a technique that makes identical organisms
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Differentiation
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the process that transforms developing cells into specialized cells with different structures and functions
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Egg
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a sex cell produced by a female
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Embryo
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an organism in the early stages of development (prior to birth)
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Estrogen
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a hormone (produced by the ovaries) that controls female sexual development and the reproductive process
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Expressed
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the way that an unseen gene is seen in an organism as an actual physical trait.
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Fertilization
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the process that combines a sperm cell and an egg cell
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Fetus
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the unborn, developing young of an animal during the later stages of development
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Gamete
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an egg or sperm cell; a sex cell
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Gene expression
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the result of activated genes
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meiosis
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the process that results in the production of sex cells
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Mitosis
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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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Ovaries
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the organ of the human female reproductive system that produces an egg cell, the female gamete
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Placenta
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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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Progesterone
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a hormone associated with sexual development and the reproductive system
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Recombination
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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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Sex cell
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an egg (female) or a sperm (male)
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Sexual Reproduction
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a method of reproduction that involves two parents to produce offspring that are genetically different from either parent
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Species
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a group of organisms that share certain characteristics and can mate with one another producing fertile offspring
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Sperm
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the male sex cell
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Testes
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the male reproductive organ that produces sperm and the hormone testosterone
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Testosterone
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a hormone associated with the male sexual development and reproduction
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Uterus
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the organ in female animals, where the embryo develops into a fetus
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Zygote
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the cell that results from the joining of the egg and sperm
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