9.1  MEANINGS/DEFINATIONS:

1.  Fuse – Join or blend to form a single entity.

2.  Zygote – A diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two gametes.

3.  Gametes – A mature haploid male or female germ cell.

4.  Fertilisation – The fusion of a sperm with an egg.

5.  Foetus – The stage of embryo in which all the body parts can be identified.

6.  Embryo – An unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development.

7.  Viviparous – Animals which give birth to young ones.

8.  Asexual Reproduction –  Reproduction in which has only a single parent.

9.  Cloning – The production of an exact copy of a cell.