Basic Livestock Reproduction: Advanced Animal Science

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Across
  1. 5. passageway between the bladder and the external part of the body
  2. 6. hormone which enhances milk production
  3. 13. many overlapping coils or folds
  4. 16. giving birth
  5. 18. transformation
  6. 19. primary sex hormone in females
  7. 20. occurrence of sexual receptivity and fertility in females
  8. 21. hormone which regulates other hormones in the body and circulates the body’s rhythm
  9. 23. hereditary genetic material passed from parents to offspring
  10. 25. act of procreation between a male and female
  11. 26. hormone released by the pituitary gland and stimulates milk production
  12. 27. major organ in the body which secretes hormones which influence growth, sexual development and thyroid functions
  13. 29. chemical substances in the body which regulate or control specific physiological processes
  14. 30. destruction of cells
  15. 31. organ which produces milk in females
  16. 32. cell division of the nucleus
Down
  1. 1. reproductive cell, either a sperm or egg, capable of fusing with a gamete of the opposite sex to produce a fertilized egg
  2. 2. also known as the womb; is the location for embryo development
  3. 3. organ which connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall in order to receive nutrients from the mother
  4. 4. characteristic which the organism expresses due to its genotype and environment
  5. 7. hormone released by the ovaries which maintains pregnancy
  6. 8. ovum or egg which has been fertilized
  7. 9. male reproductive organs which produce sperm
  8. 10. cell produced by the male sex organs which combines with the female’s egg for reproduction
  9. 11. portion of the brain which produces essential hormones
  10. 12. genetic makeup of an organism
  11. 14. glands which secrete substances through ducts, for example salivary and sweat glands
  12. 15. glands found throughout the animal’s body which produce hormones
  13. 17. female reproductive glands which produce eggs
  14. 22. unfertilized egg cell
  15. 24. gland which produces sexual hormones
  16. 28. termination of pregnancy