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| in males, a tube that transports both sprem and urine outside the body. |
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| a tube that carries sperm from the epididumis to the urethra. |
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| part of the male reproductive system. |
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| the period in human developmentin which the person becomes sexually mature and able to reproduce. |
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| the organ that contains the urethra; enters female during sexual intercourse to allow the transfer of sperm. |
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| a protective sac that encloses the testicles. |
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| produce and nourish sperm as they develope, and also produce testosterone |
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| the tail like cell that is attached to sperm cells, that allows the sperm to swim. |
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| membrane enclosed cell found in most organelles. |
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| Located in the testes, are the specific location of meiosis. Creates sperm. |
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| Steroid hormone. Primarey in the testes of males, and in the ovaries of females. |
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| organic fluid, also known as sperm. |
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| female reproductive organ. |
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| narrow, lower end of the uterus,joins with the top end of the vagina. |
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| major hormone-responsive female reproduction organ. |
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| an organ in the female's reproduction system that holds the egg cells until they mature and are released. |
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| the release of a mature egg from the ovary |
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| the joining or fusing of male and female gametes |
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| the embryo attaches to the wall of the uterus. |
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| a developing organism produced from a zygote. |
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| an offspring of asexual reproduction; femetically identical to the parent and to other offspring produced asexually by the parent. |
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| a procedure that involves intruducing sperm into the reproducive tract of the female by a method other then sexual reproduction |
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| fertilization of the egg that takes place outside of the body, in a petri dish in a lab. |
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| asexual reproduction in plants; includes producing runners, bulbs, tubers, and cuttings. |
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| an aerial shoot from a plant with the ability to produce adventitious roots and new clones. |
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| a form of asexual reproduction where the tissue of a plant is encouraged to fuse with another's tissues. |
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| combining genes from different individuals or different species into a single molecule of DNA |
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| GMO(genetically modified organism) |
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| an organism that contains genes that have been intentionally altered; includes many food crops. |
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| drugs that enhance reproductive fertility. |
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| intrauterine insemination |
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| the process in which sperm is placed into the reproductive tract of the female for the purpose of impregnating the female in another way other then sexual reproduction. |
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| GIFT(gamete intrafallopian transfer) |
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| eggs are removed from a woman's ovaries, and placed in one of the fallopian tubes. along with the man's sperm. Encourages fertilization of the egg. |
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| a woman who carries embryos produced by in vitro fertilization for an infertile couple. |
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| ISI(intracytoplasmic sperm injection) |
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| in vitro fetilization procedure in which a single sperm is injected directly into an egg. |
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| two plants or two animals of one species that hace desirable traits are bred with each other to produce offspring with the same traits as the parents. |
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| a woman who is unable to carry a pregnancy to full term. |
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| a man or a woman that gives his/her sperm/eggs to a donor bank with the intention that it could be used to help an infertile couple get pregnant. |
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