Reproduction

This chapter describes the reproduction process in organisms. Reproduction is a biological process through which a new organism is formed from a parent organism. This chapter describes the different modes of reproduction in detail.

This chapter describes the sexual reproduction in flowering plants. It describes the structures and events of pre-fertilization and post-fertilization in detail. It also gives a brief explanation about apomixis and polyembryony.

This chapter describes sexual reproduction in humans. It describes the male and female reproductive systems. The events that take place in fertilization, implantation, pregnancy, embryonic development, parturition and lactation are explained.

The chapter explains the emotional and social aspects of reproduction. It discusses the various concepts related to reproductive health, such as birth control, medical termination of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and infertility in detail.