BIOL 1141 Chapter Notes - Chapter 42: Neural Tube, Gastrointestinal Tract, Programmed Cell Death

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Fertilization: fusion of sperm and egg nuclei, producing a zygote that develops a new individual. Human sperm are made up of a tail, a middle piece, and a head. Sperm nucleus releases chromatin, which re-forms into chromosomes enclosed within the sperm pro-nucleus. A single nuclear envelope surrounds both sperm and egg pro-nuclei. Cell division is imminent, two haploid sets of chromosomes share the first spindle apparatus of the newly formed zygote. Development: process of regulated growth and differentiation of cells and tissues. Embryo: stage of a multicellular organism that develops from a zygote before it becomes free- living, in seed plants the embryo is part of the seed. Cleavage: cell division without cytoplasmic addition or enlargement; occurs during the first stage of animal development. Morula: spherical mass of cells resulting from cleavage during animal development prior to the blastula stage. Blastula: hollow, fluid-filled ball of cells occurring during animal development prior to gastrula formation.

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