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Mention four processes involved in sexual reproduction,

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Sexual reproduction is the formation of daughter organism by male and female parents. It involves four processes-

(i) Formation of haploid cells, the gametes, by meiosis (gametogenesis).

(ii) Fusion of the two gametes forming a diploid cell, the zygote (fertilization).

(iii) Repeated mitotic divisions of zygote to form embryo (embryogenesis).

(iv) Growth of embryos into new individuals (development).