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Reproductive System Overview - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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Reproduction is a sequence of events beginning with the development of the reproductive system in the embryo. After the animal is born, it must grow and achieve puberty by aquiring the ability to produce fertile gametes. This ability must be accomplished by reproductive behaviour and copulation. After copulation, the sperm and egg meet, fertilization occurs and development of the preattachment embryo follows. The conceptus attaches to the uterus by a specialised organ called the placenta. It allows the conceptus to grow and develop to term. The fully developed foetus is born and the female giving birth to it must lactate to provide nourishment for the neonate. During or after lactation the dam must re-establish cyclicity before she can become pregnant again.
Reproduction is a sequence of events beginning with the development of the reproductive system in the embryo. After the animal is born, it must grow and achieve puberty by aquiring the ability to produce fertile gametes. This ability must be accomplished by reproductive behaviour and copulation. After copulation, the sperm and egg meet, fertilization occurs and development of the preattachment embryo follows. The conceptus attaches to the uterus by a specialised organ called the placenta. It allows the conceptus to grow and develop to term. The fully developed foetus is born and the female giving birth to it must lactate to provide nourishment for the neonate. During or after lactation the dam must re-establish cyclicity before she can become pregnant again.
* [[Overview of the Reproductive System - Overview of Reproductive Hormones - Anatomy & Physiology| Overview of Reproductive Hormones ]]
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