CLONE :- Offspring from single parent, Morphology and genetically similar individuals. CYST :- Hard covering around the organism protecting from anti environment. DIOECIOUS :- It is the condition in which either male or female reproductive organs are found in the same body of an organism. EMBRYOGENESIS :- It is the process of development of embryo from the zygote.. FERTILIZATION :- The union of two opposite types of gametes, spermatozoa and ova to produce single diploid zygote. FISSION :- Division of nucleus with cytoplasm. FRAGMENTATION :- Division of breaking into distinct pieces each of which can produce an offspring. GEMMULE :- The parent individual releases a specialized mass of cells enclosed in a common opaque envelope called the gemmule. HERMAPHRODITE :- Organisms which have both male and female reproductive organs in the same individual. HOMOGAMETES :- When the two gametes of male and female are so similar in appearance that it is not poss...
Endocrine glands lack ducts and are hence, called ductless glands. Their secretions are called hormones. The classical definition of hormone as a chemical produced by endocrine glands and released into the blood and transported to a distantly located target organ has current scientific definition as follows: Hormones are non-nutrient chemicals which act as intercellular messengers and are produced in trace amounts. The new definition covers a number of new molecules in addition to the hormones secreted by the organised endocrine glands. Invertebrates possess very simple endocrine systems with few hormones whereas a large number of chemicals act as hormones and provide coordination in the vertebrates.