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  2. List of countries by total fertility rate - Wikipedia

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    If replacement level fertility is sustained over a sufficiently long period, each generation will exactly replace itself. [10] The replacement fertility rate is 2.1 births per female for most developed countries (in the United Kingdom , for example), but can be as high as 3.5 in undeveloped countries because of higher mortality rates ...

  3. Parthenogenesis - Wikipedia

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    Parthenogenesis (/ ˌpɑːrθɪnoʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, - θɪnə -/; [1][2] from the Greek παρθένος, parthénos, 'virgin' + γένεσις, génesis, 'creation' [3]) is a natural form of asexual reproduction in which the embryo develops directly from an egg without need for fertilization. In animals, parthenogenesis means development of an ...

  4. Soil fertility - Wikipedia

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    Soil fertility refers to the ability of soil to sustain agricultural plant growth, i.e. to provide plant habitat and result in sustained and consistent yields of high quality. [3] It also refers to the soil's ability to supply plant/crop nutrients in the right quantities and qualities over a sustained period of time.

  5. Infertility - Wikipedia

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    [29] [5] In 10–20% of cases, no cause is found. [5] The most common cause of female infertility are ovulation problems, usually manifested by scanty or absent menstrual periods. [7] Male infertility is most commonly due to deficiencies in the semen, and semen quality is used as a surrogate measure of male fecundity. [6]

  6. Estrous cycle - Wikipedia

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    Anestrus is induced by time of ... but infertile mating leads to a state of pseudopregnancy lasting about 10 days. ... mean weight of corpus luteum has been found to ...

  7. Female infertility - Wikipedia

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    In 2010, there was an estimated 48.5 million infertile couples worldwide, and from 1990 to 2010 there was little change in levels of infertility in most of the world. [2] In 2010, the countries with the lowest rates of female infertility included the South American countries of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia, as well as in Poland, Kenya, and ...

  8. Fertility awareness - Wikipedia

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    Fertility awareness (FA) refers to a set of practices used to determine the fertile and infertile phases of a woman's menstrual cycle. Fertility awareness methods may be used to avoid pregnancy, to achieve pregnancy, or as a way to monitor gynecological health. Methods of identifying infertile days have been known since antiquity, but ...

  9. Proterozoic - Wikipedia

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    Hence, most geologists would conclude that the Earth was active at that time. It is also commonly accepted that during the Precambrian, the Earth went through several supercontinent breakup and rebuilding cycles (Wilson cycle). [14] In the late Proterozoic (most recent), the dominant supercontinent was Rodinia (~1000–750 Ma).