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For each of the following sentences, fill in the blanks with the best word or phrase selected from the list below.Not all words or phrases will be used; each word or phrase can be used only once.
 allele  germ  pollen  bivalent  meiosis  somatic  eggs  mitosis  sperm  gametes  pedigree  zygote \begin{array}{lll}\text { allele } & \text { germ } & \text { pollen } \\\text { bivalent } & \text { meiosis } & \text { somatic } \\\text { eggs } & \text { mitosis } & \text { sperm } \\\text { gametes } & \text { pedigree } & \text { zygote }\end{array}

To reproduce sexually, an organism must create haploid __________ cells, or __________, from diploid cells via a specialized nuclear division called __________.During mating, the father's haploid cells, called __________ in animals, fuse with the mother's haploid cells, called __________.Cell fusion produces a diploid cell called a __________, which undergoes many rounds of cell division to create the entire body of the new individual.The cells produced from the initial fusion event include __________ cells that form most of the tissues of the body as well as the __________-line cells that give rise to the next generation of progeny.

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