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Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781337408332

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The ___ is a genetic dead end.

  1. a. polar body
  2. b. oocyte
  3. c. ovum
  4. d. sperm

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Ch. 41 - Semen contains secretions from the ___ . a....Ch. 41 - Male germ cells divide by meiosis inside the...Ch. 41 - A male attains an erection when ___ . a. muscles...Ch. 41 - Binding of a sperm to an oocyte plasma membrane...Ch. 41 - Birth control pills deliver synthetic ___ . a....Ch. 41 - A vasectomy blocks or cur the ___ . a. oviducts b....Ch. 41 - Match each disease with the type of organism that...Ch. 41 - Match each structure with its description. ____...Ch. 41 - Match each hormone with its source. ____ FSH and...Ch. 41 - Drugs that interfere with sympathetic nerve...Ch. 41 - Fraternal twins are nonidentical siblings that...Ch. 41 - Some sperm mitochondria enter an egg during...Ch. 41 - Occasionally more than one sperm penetrates and...

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