What is sexual Reproduction?
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What is sexual Reproduction?
A process where two parents participate in producing their offspring.
Stages of sexual Reproduction:
⇒ Pre-fertilization: Gamete formation (gametogenesis) and transfer of gamete are the two processes that take place during this stage.
What is Gamete?
Gametes are sex cells which are haploid (23 chromosomes) in nature and are distinct in males and females. Male gamete is called sperm whereas female gamete is called ovum or egg.
⇒ Fertilization: The haploid male and female gametes meet and fuse together to form a zygote, this is known as fertilization.
⇒ Post-fertilization: The zygote divides mitotically and develops as an embryo. This process is called embryogenesis. During embryogenesis, cell differentiates and modify accordingly. Zygote development depends on the organism and its life cycle.
