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__Definition__:
The first stage of prenatal development, beginning at conception and ending at implantation (approximately 2 weeks) HGD: Chapter 3 p.60

__Examples__:
Sperm and ovum unite. the sperm and its puzzle piece must fit and complete the ovum in order to unite and produce an embryo.

__Analogies__:
when the Male and Females sperm and ovum unite, it is sort of like a marriage between the two and forming one new thing, which is the embryo.

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__In the News__:
media type="youtube" key="d6-ED7VWi-Y" height="315" width="420" [|Germinal: first stage] This link has a lot of the same information that is presented in the Lifespan Development book that is used in the Human Growth and Development class. Definition to "Germinal Stage"

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