Genetics
The study of heredity
Genetics
System of hormones
The endocrine system
The production of sperm
spermatogenesis
The part of a sperm that contains the enzyme which allows sperm to penetrate egg
Acrosome
The "busses" for oxygen and carbon dioxide.
red blood cells
Refers to all the genes you have inherited
Genotype
Its products are secreted into the circulatory system
Endocrine gland
The number of chromosomes in a primary spermatocyte
46 chromosomes/diploid/2N
A fertilized egg.
zygote
Organelle responsible for ATP generation
Mitochondria
A group of three bases that code for an amino acid
codon
Its absence leads to diabetes mellitus
Insulin
triggers ovulation in the female and the production of testosterone in the male
Luteinizing hormone
Germ cell that gives rise to nearly all body systems
Mesoderm
An organism whose cells have a nucleus
Eukaryote
Changes in the sequence of DNA bases
mutation
Hormone that increases the rate of mitosis and causes bone growth
Growth hormone
Hormone signaling the corpus luteum to continue secreting estrogen and progesterone.
Human chorionic gonadotrophic hormone (hCG)
A red blood cell antigen that causes hemolytic disease of a newborn.
Rhesus factor (Rh)
The command center of the body
Brain
Nondisjuntion
Gland that increases osteoclast activity and increases blood calcium levels
Parathyroid gland
The first menstrual cycle.
Menarche
The pre-embryo at the stage after the morula.
Blastocyst
Process in which substances are moved against their concentration gradient.
Active transport