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Miscellaneous Reproduction Topics

(1) What does IVF stand for? What does it treat? How does the doctor get the eggs? Where are the embryo’s made and when are they implanted? Where are they implanted? (p.334) In Vitro fertilization occurs when the doctor retrieves the eggs with a needle. This is to solve infertility. The embryos are fertilized in a test tube and then transferred back into the uterus after about three days. 10-20 eggs are removed but they only put in like three.

(2) Embryos that are not implanted are frozen? What can happen to frozen embryos? (p.335) They freeze them really fast and there is no harm to embryos, it brings up ethical dilemmas. They can stay in the freezer; they are a source of stem cells.

(3) What is an ectopic pregnancy? (p. 357) When the embryo develops when it is not in the uterus.

(4) Briefly describe how cloning is done. (p. 362) Cloning is when an egg is taken out of a momma and the nucleus is stolen. Then you put that nucleus into another egg that is empty. Then nuclear transfer happens. (5) What are some the problems that have developed in cloned animals? (p. 362) They are the exact same as other animals and they feel like they are not individuals so they have depression problems. They have problems.

(6) What is the difference between reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning? What are the pros and cons of each. (p. 362) Therapeutic cloning is when they just clone a cell to get the stem cells and they stop it from going any farther or developing more. Reproductive cloning is cloning to get a baby or another living thing.

(7) When can you tell if an embryo is a boy or girl? (p. 364) Six weeks after ovulation

(8) Describe two causes of cases where a person is XY (male) but looks and acts female. (p. 365) You’re a hermaphrodite.

(9) What is true hermaphroditism? (p. 365) When your def to testosterone. If your not able to listen to your testosterone you will be female which is default.

(10) What is stage 3 of birth? What happens? (p. 369) there is an after birth where they give birth to the placenta gross.