Prior to the experiment, two empty vials were prepared the food for the flies: a scoop of dry food was obtained with 1.5ml volumes of water, and soaked for few minutes. Next a few granules of yeast were added and the vials were labeled with the initials, date and the cross (Figure 1). To produce new offspring females needs to be virgin: virgin females were obtained by removing all the adult flies and allowing new generation to develop, it takes approximately 8-10 hours to emerge new flies. When
1) It is important to have a constant supply of large numbers of sperm cells because it takes time for the sperm cells to mature about seventy-four days. So in this way of always having a lot of gametes in constant supply, allows there to be time for sperm cells to mature. It is a good advantage because not all sperm cells make it to the egg for fertilization. So in turn with more mature sperm in a large constant supply this will allow the sperm to have a greater ability to reach the egg for fertilization
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3. Spermatogenesis, Oogenesis, fertilization and implantation. Spermatogenesis, the origin and development of the sperm cells within the male reproductive organs, the testes. The testes are composed of numerous thin, tightly coiled tubules known as the seminiferous tubules; the sperm cells are produced within the walls of the tubules. Within the walls of the tubules, also,are many randomly scattered cells, called sertoli cells, that function to support and nourish the immature sperm cells by giving
esteemed embryologist, argues that "Human development begins after the union of male and female gametes or germ cells during a process known as fertilization (conception)."Fertilization is a sequence of events that begins with the contact of a sperm (spermatozoon) with a secondary oocyte (ovum) and ends with the fusion of their pronuclei (the haploid nuclei of the sperm and ovum) and the mingling of their chromosomes to form a new cell. This fertilized ovum, known as a zygote, is a large diploid cell that
“ The development of a human being begins with fertilization, a process by which two highly specialized cells, the spermatozoon from the male and the oocyte from the female, unite to give rise to a new organism the zygote." (Walters, William and Singer, Peter (eds.). Test-tube babies. Melbourne; Oxford University press, 19852, p.160) Life begins at fertilization and by being able to conceive a child means that it’s a privilege and blessing
helix because of the repulsion water molecules present in cells have on them. Each DNA has its proper structure because of some structures that can appear in the strand due to this high affinity between the bases. We can talk about the Harpin structures or the Cruciform structures. Harbin structures are little folds on one strand of DNA due to the bases associating with themselves and not with the opposite strand. Cruciform structures follow the same procedure but are symmetrical to both side (the
Introduction “When we consider that women are treated as property, it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit.” This quote comes from the one of the greatest feminists in history, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The quote also encapsulates the ongoing debate about whether or not a women has a right to her own body, or whether or not an unborn child has a right to a protected life. Abortion was made legal by the Supreme Court Ruling in the case
1.1 Physiological Background: 1.1.1 Organization of the testis: The human testes are two organs of ellipsoids shape with diameters of about 2.5 × 4 cm(Foresta et Al., 2012).Engulfed by a capsule (tunica albuginea) of strong connective tissue. Thin septula testis divide the parenchyma of the testis into about 370 conical lobules(Tomova et al., 2010)The lobules consist of the seminiferous tubules and intertubular tissue, containing groups of endocrine Leydig cells and additional cellular elements