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What causes pregnancy?
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Sperm + egg = preg: Pregnancy occurs when sperm from a man's penis reaches an egg released from a woman's ovary and fertillizes it. This occurs during sexual intercourse.
Answered 1/19/2021
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Union of 2 gametes: Sperm from males and eggs or ova from females are gametes. The union of sperm and egg creates a pregnancy. It can occur in a petri dish, fallopian tube, sometimes other parts of the female reproductive system.
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