Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

FSH controls sperm production

Name Function

sperm tubesperm travel along it

urethrasperm & urine released through it

testes produces sperm

penisfor placing sperm into female

Healthy semen is a sign of good health in men. It also contains sperm cells that can long survive the acidic environment within

the female genitalia..

The quality of sperm indicates its normality.

Responsible for forming the female shape including such factors as limiting muscle mass and height, as well as and

formation of the breasts.

Egg quality refers to how ready and able woman eggs are to become fertilized

As woman age, her eggs become weaker, and less able to form a healthy embryo. Eggs also begin to decrease in number, leaving fewer and fewer quality eggs available for fertilization. A woman of 40 typically has lower egg quality than a woman of 20

Egg quantity refers to the number of eggs that you have in your ovaries. At birth, each woman has about 1,000,000 eggs available for fertilization

The menstrual cycle is a term used to describe the sequence of events that occur within a

women’s body as it prepares for the possibility of pregnancy each month. A menstrual cycle is considered to begin on the first day of a period.

The average cycle is 28 days long; however, a cycle can range in length from 21 days to about

35 days

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Inbreeding (Self-pollination)

Asexual Reproduction: No meiosis and no fertilization.

Step 1 – Find a partner

• we instinctively select mates who will enhance the survival of the species.

• Men are drawn to classically beautiful women-clear skin-bright eyes-shiny hair-good bone structure-red lips-rosy cheeks

Attitude

Love parental quality

women pick brains over brawn

higher education

The increased reproduction of those seen to have advantageous hereditary traits

aims to prevent those deemed physically, mentally or morally unfit to procreate

Role of eugenics in the society

If we can confine certain hereditary diseases, enhance intelligence, or even improve

character through the disproportionate reproduction of our best representatives, it will

tend to improve our quality of life and will prove conducive to the

survivability of the species.

Do the benefits of new genetic tools outweigh the

risks?

"normal appearing,"

aims to improve the outcome of a genetic

disease by altering the environment.