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Sexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that involves a complex life cycle in which a gamete (haploid reproductive cells, such as a sperm or egg cell) with a single set of chromosomes combines with another gamete to produce a zygote that develops into an organism composed of cells with two sets of chromosomes (diploid). [ 1 ]
Hermaphrodite. v. t. e. A gamete(/ˈɡæmiːt/; from Ancient Greek γαμετή(gametḗ) 'wife', ultimately from Ancient Greek γάμος(gámos) 'marriage') is a haploid cellthat fuses with another haploid cell during fertilizationin organismsthat reproduce sexually.[1] Gametes are an organism's reproductive cells, also referred to as sex ...
Anisogamy is a form of sexual reproduction that involves the union or fusion of two gametes that differ in size and/or form. The smaller gamete is male, a sperm cell, whereas the larger gamete is female, typically an egg cell. Anisogamy is predominant among multicellular organisms. [ 1 ] In both plants and animals, gamete size difference is the ...
The egg cell or ovum (pl.: ova) is the female reproductive cell, or gamete, [ 1 ] in most anisogamous organisms (organisms that reproduce sexually with a larger, female gamete and a smaller, male one). The term is used when the female gamete is not capable of movement (non- motile). If the male gamete (sperm) is capable of movement, the type of ...
Meiosis (/ m aɪ ˈ oʊ s ɪ s / ⓘ; from Ancient Greek μείωσις (meíōsis) 'lessening', (since it is a reductional division) [1] [2] is a special type of cell division of germ cells in sexually-reproducing organisms that produces the gametes, the sperm or egg cells.
e. Human reproduction is sexual reproduction that results in human fertilization to produce a human offspring. It typically involves sexual intercourse between a sexually mature human male and female. [ 1 ] During sexual intercourse, the interaction between the male and female reproductive systems results in fertilization of the ovum by the ...
Garden snails mating. A hermaphrodite (/ h ər ˈ m æ f r ə ˌ d aɪ t /) is a sexually reproducing organism that produces both male and female gametes. [1] Animal species in which individuals are either male or female are gonochoric, which is the opposite of hermaphroditic.
Isogamy is a form of sexual reproduction that involves gametes of the same morphology (indistinguishable in shape and size), and is found in most unicellular eukaryotes. [ 1 ] Because both gametes look alike, they generally cannot be classified as male or female. [ 2 ] Instead, organisms that reproduce through isogamy are said to have different ...