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Words nearby reproductive cell

reproducer, reproducible, reproduction, reproduction proof, reproductive, reproductive cell, reproductive cloning, reproductive imagination, reproductive isolation, reproductive system, reproductive systems

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How to use reproductive cell in a sentence

Compared to mice, our reproductive cells take far longer to mature, and likely require different supporting nutrients for the sperm, egg, and surrounding tissue.
Scientists Bred Healthy Mice Using Artificial Eggs and Ovaries Made From Stem Cells|Shelly Fan|July 27, 2021|Singularity Hub
For one, it opens the floodgates for researching the very early stages of how our bodies make reproductive cells—something that remains relatively mysterious.
Scientists Bred Healthy Mice Using Artificial Eggs and Ovaries Made From Stem Cells|Shelly Fan|July 27, 2021|Singularity Hub
Researchers can use these lab-grown models to better understand how reproductive cells form and mature—and how the process can falter.
Scientists Bred Healthy Mice Using Artificial Eggs and Ovaries Made From Stem Cells|Shelly Fan|July 27, 2021|Singularity Hub
As a result, food and reproductive cells that drift into the sponge would become trapped for up to twice as long as in the same sponge without ridges.
How intricate Venus’s-flower-baskets manipulate the flow of seawater|Nikk Ogasa|July 21, 2021|Science News

Each grain contains a reproductive cell that corresponds to a sperm cell in an animal.
Scientists Say: Pollen|Bethany Brookshire|May 24, 2021|Science News For Students
Complete male reproductive independence would also hinge on artificial womb technology, which also made headlines in 2014.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Men and women who become infertile as a result of chemotherapy could also regain their reproductive capabilities.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In the absence of cultural shifts, then, new reproductive technology might not matter as much for women as it would for men.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Joel Osteen wants to talk about muting your cell phone at the dinner table.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
At that point, the Library of Congress can once again decide to prohibit consumers from unlocking their cell phones.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No young Cave Swallows were taken and gonads of adults were in various stages of reproductive activity.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
In his condemned cell he composed a beautiful poem of 14 verses (“My last Thought”), which was found by his wife and published.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Some writers state that each cell contains about one thousand seeds.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Any epithelial cell may be so granular from degenerative changes that the nucleus is obscured.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The sediment contains a few hyaline and finely granular casts and an occasional red blood-cell.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

Scientific definitions for reproductive cell

reproductive cell

[ rē′prə-dŭk′tĭv ]

See gamete.