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In the male and female in all animals (and plants) that reproduce sexually to form an embryo, these very first cells form by meiosis. | | In the male and female in all animals (and plants) that reproduce sexually to form an embryo, these very first cells form by meiosis. | ||
Meiosis a reductive form of cell division that only occurs in the egg (oocyte) and sperm (spermatozoa) and allows new genetic combinations of offspring to be generated. | Meiosis a reductive form of cell division that only occurs in the egg (oocyte) and sperm (spermatozoa) and allows new genetic combinations of offspring to be generated. | ||
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# Genetic reorganisation - the genetic material (chromosomes) that you have from your mother and father are recombined. | # Genetic reorganisation - the genetic material (chromosomes) that you have from your mother and father are recombined. | ||
# Genetic reductive - the chromosome number is halved and only fertilisation will allow the paired chromosomes that we all contain in all our cells. | # Genetic reductive - the chromosome number is halved and only fertilisation will allow the paired chromosomes that we all contain in all our cells. | ||
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==Mitosis== | ==Mitosis== |
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Introduction
All human and animal embryos go through very similar stages of early development. See also Humans and Animal Embryology.
This page introduces a few of the concepts of development shared with all animals.
Meiosis
Mitosis
Patterning
Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 27) Embryology K12 Comparative Embryology. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/K12_Comparative_Embryology
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