Concept information
- Research, Technology, Methods
- research methods
- experimental design
- mathematics and statistics
- animal physiology
Preferred term
animal reproduction
Type
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Topic
Definition
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The production by an organism of new individuals that contain some portion of their genetic material inherited from that organism.
Source: NIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- acrosome reaction
- anautogeny
- animal fertility
- autogeny
- breeding season
- calving rate
- clutch size
- conception
- copulation
- egg incubation
- egg production
- egg shell formation
- ejaculation
- embryonic mortality
- estrous cycle
- estrus detection
- farrowing rate
- gestation period
- hatching
- human reproduction
- insect reproduction
- insemination
- kidding rate
- lambing rate
- litter size
- litters (young animals)
- litter weight
- luteinization
- luteolysis
- male effect
- maternal-fetal transfer
- menstrual cycle
- ovipary
- oviposition
- ovulation
- parity (reproduction)
- parturition
- perinatal period
- postpartum interval
- pregnancy
- preovulatory period
- serving capacity
- sperm capacitation
- spermiation
- sperm motility
- sperm transport
- uterine involution
- vivipary (animals)
Synonyms
- reproductive physiology (animals)
- theriogenology
In other languages
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Spanish
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animal, reproducción
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fisiología reproductiva (animales)
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teriogenología
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/3138
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