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Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 50.5, Problem 9LO
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To describe: The physiological changes that take place during human heterosexual intercourse.
Introduction: Reproductive system (or genital system) is involved in sexual reproduction. The male and female reproductive systems function to propagate the species. Gametogenesis is a process by which male and female gametes are produced. The spermatogenesis and oogenesis are the two types of gametogenesis present in the sexual reproduction of animals.
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