the ability of a living organism to produce a large number of offspring or viable eggs or seeds

생산능력, 비옥도

a sexual orientation characterized by a lack of sexual attraction or desire for sexual activity

무성애

a type of reproduction where a single organism can produce offspring without the involvement of another organism

무성 생식, 성적 관여 없는 생식

the process of mating animals, plants, or microorganisms with desirable characteristics to produce offspring with those same traits

번식, 사육

the eggs that an aquatic animal or an amphibian lays and are covered with a transparent layer

알, 새끼

a young form of an insect or an animal that has come out of the egg but has not yet developed into an adult

유충

to introduce male reproductive cells into the female reproductive system for reproduction

수정하다, 인공수정하다

the stage of the metamorphosis that comes between the larval and adult stages of a moth or butterfly

고치

a male sex hormone, such as testosterone, that is responsible for the development and maintenance of male characteristics in humans and animals

안드로겐

the union of a sperm and an egg to form a zygote, which marks the beginning of sexual reproduction in organisms

수정, 비옥화

the parents, grandparents and the ancestors of an animal that are all purebred, or a certificate that proves this

혈통, pedigree

to make an animal or plant breed with a different type; to breed with a different animal or plant

교배하다, 하이브리드화하다

to remove the sex organs of a domestic animal in order to keep it from reproduction

중성화하다, 불임 수술하다

to keep an egg in a favorable condition to help it develop until it hatches

인큐베이트하다, 가 incubating

all the young of a bird hatched at the same time, or the young of an animal cared for together

병아리, 새끼들

an insect which is in an inactive transitory stage of its metamorphosis, between the larval and adult stages

번데기, 회충

the caterpillar of a silk moth that forms a cocoon during metamorphosis, which is later processed into silk

누에, 모시벌레

a special cell used for reproduction, with sperm cells being the male gametes and egg cells being the female gametes

생식세포

to carry a developing embryo or fetus inside the uterus of a female mammal until it is ready to be born

임신하다, 안다

to produce offspring sexually, typically involving the union of male and female reproductive cells

번식하다, 자손을 낳다

ancestors of an animal, particularly while referring to the good characteristics that it has inherited from them

혈통, 혈족

to go through a period of sexual activity or sexual aggression, especially in certain animals during their mating season

번식하다, 교미하다

to beget, procreate, or father offspring, typically used in reference to male animals

부모가 되다, 자식을 보다

to introduce semen into the reproductive system, often by artificial means

인세미네이트하다, 정자를 주입하다

the smallest and most motile cells in the male reproductive system responsible for fertilizing the female egg

정자, 스퍼마

