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| fetus | the unborn, developing young of an animal during the later stages of development |
| gamete | a sex cell; an egg or sperm cell |
| gene expression | the result of activated genes on the appearance of an organism; same as expressed |
| meiosis | the process that results in the production of sex cells (sperm and egg) |
| mitosis | the process that divides the cell's nucleus into two, each with a complete set of genetic material from the parent cell |
| overies | the organs of the human female reproductive system that produces an egg cell, the female gamate |
| placenta | 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 |
| progesterone | a hormone, produced by the overies, associated with sexual development and the reproductive system |
