Definitions In relation to the topic‚ MacLeod explains social reproduction as the theory that “explains how societal institutions perpetuate or reproduce the social relationships and attitudes needed to sustain the existing relations of production in a capitalist society.” (MacLeod 9) In this definition‚ the societal institutions are places like‚ government offices‚ and schools. These institutions according to him help continue to maintain the status quo by preserving the existing barriers between
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Plants‚ also called green plants (Viridiplantae in Latin)‚ are living organisms of the kingdom Plantae including such multicellular groups as flowering plants‚ conifers‚ ferns and mosses‚ as well as‚ depending on definition‚ the green algae‚ but not red or brown seaweeds like kelp‚ nor fungi or bacteria. Green plants have cell walls with cellulose and characteristically obtain most of their energy from sunlight via photosynthesis using chlorophyll contained in chloroplasts‚ which gives them their
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Reproduction/Supplies/Entertainment/Labor In the ant colony reproduction occurs at an incredibly fast rate. The life of an ant starts with an egg. If the egg is fertilized‚ the ant will be female‚ if not‚ it will be male. When an egg is fertilized it has four stages it has to go through and develop by complete metamorphosis. From and egg‚ ants enter the larval stage which is particularly helpless‚ because it lacks legs entirely and it can’t care for itself. Food is given to the larvae by
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Reproduction is the biological process by which new individual organisms – "offspring" – are produced from their "parents". Reproduction is a fundamental feature of all known life; each individual organism exists as the result of reproduction. There are two forms of reproduction: asexual and sexual. In asexual reproduction‚ an organism can reproduce without the involvement of another organism. Asexual reproduction is not limited to single-celled organisms. The cloning of an organism is a form of
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off-putting description of Braggioni‚ as well as the way that Laura avoids situations with him‚ staying away from home as late as she can and then unwillingly enduring his presence. This tension between two ways of life is developed throughout "Flowering Judas." Gradually we recognize Laura as a character whose spiritual betrayal is far more profound than the revolutionary leader’s corruption. Braggioni’s name suggests his nature; He "bulges marvelously in his expensive garments‚" his mouth
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INTRODUCTION Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction in which growth and development of embryos occur without fertilization. In animals‚ parthenogenesis means development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg cell and is a component process of apomixis. The word parthenogenesis comes from the Greek‚ parthenos‚ meaning "virgin" and genesis‚ meaning "birth".[1] The term is sometimes used inaccurately to describe reproduction modes in hermaphroditic species that can reproduce by themselves
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In this experiment‚ we are trying to find the effect of ERα in kisspeptin neurons‚ so we are going to investigate situations where ERα is present or absent. The model we use for this experiment is WT mice with ERα intact in kisspeptin neurons‚ and KERKO mice where ERα is knocked out in kisspeptin neurons. Then the researchers compare various features between WT mice and the knock-out mice 1. The first factor they compared between KERKO and WT mice is how is the presence /absence of the ERα
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The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance Chapter 8 Order Reproduction Growth and development Energy processing Response to the environment Regulation Evolutionary adaptation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Xh7OFkkCE Introduction Cancer cells start out as normal body cells undergo genetic mutations lose the ability to control the tempo of their own division run amok‚ causing disease In a healthy body‚ cell division allows for: growth the replacement of damaged cells development from
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Symposis of General Embryology Professor Adel K.AbdelMalek MbChB‚MsC‚MMed‚Ph.D 2013 CONTENTS 1 Intoduction 1 2 Gametogenesis 5 Spermatogenesis 6 Oogenesis 9 3 Female reproductive cycles 12 Ovarian cycle 12 Menstrual cycle 15 4 Fertilization 18 Contraceptive methods 20 Infertility 21 Cloning 23 5 Early embryonic
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Asexual Reproduction in Animals Group 3 Nina Bansil Kenneth Calabia Josef Franz Cruz I. Introduction Asexual reproduction is reproduction which does not involve meiosis‚ ploidy reduction‚ or fertilization. Only one parent is involved in asexual reproduction. A more stringent definition is agamogenesis which refers to reproduction without the fusion of gametes. Asexual reproduction is the primary form of reproduction for single-celled organisms such as the archaea‚ bacteria‚ and protists
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