WFHS-Reproduction Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Artificial Insemination | the placing of sperm cells in contact with female reproductive cells by a method other than natural mating. |
| Ova | female reproductive cells or eggs from the ovary of an animal |
| Sperm | male reproductive cellls |
| Embryo Transfer | a process that removes fertilized eggs from a female and places them in another female who carries them until birth |
| Zygote | fertilized eggs |
| Breed | a group of animals having similar physical characteristics that are passed on to their offspring |
| Gamete | a reproductive cell |
| Cell | a unit of protoplasmic material with a nucleus and cell walls |
| Mitosis | simple cell division for growth |
| Meiosis | cell division that results in gametes (reproductive cell division) |
| Genotype | the genetic makeup of an individual |
| Phenotype | the physical appearance of an individual |
| Testes | organs that produce sperm cells |
| Estrus | heat period, or time when a female is ready for mating |
| Progesterone | hormone that prevents estrus during pregnancy and causes development of the mammary (milk producing) system |
| Ovulation | the process of releasing mature eggs from the ovary |
| Parturition | birth |
| Gestation | length of pregnancy |
| Freemartin | sexually imperfect female calf, usually sterile, born as a twin to a male calf |
| Mutation | a change in the gene sequence of an individual's DNA |
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