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The ultimate goals of the male reproductive system is to
join sperm with an egg, in an environment that favors fertilization
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The seminal vesicles produce __________, to serve as the energy source to fuel sperm motility.
fructose
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The portion of a sperm cell that contains digestive enzymes for penetrating the egg is called
the acrosome
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At the beginning of each ovarian cycle, which of the following hormone causes the development of a primary oocyte?
FSH
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If fertilization does not occur following release of the egg by the ovary, then the __________ will degenerate approximately two weeks after ovulation.
corpus luteum
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During which phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?
S phase
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During DNA replication, complementary nucleotides are added to the seperated strands of the original DNA by enzymes. Which of the following bases would a nucleotide contain if it were paired to a nucleotide contain thymine?
adenine
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One an RNA molecule has been transcribed from DNA, it enters the cytoplasm of the cell where it is used by the cell to produce a
protein
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The mRNA produced initially by transcription is larger than the "functional" version because
the primary transcript is educed in size as introns are excised.
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The processes of initiations, elongation, and termination that occur in the production of a protein are all associated with
translation
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