What is the scientific name for pregnancy?

I need this info for my science homework so plz help and i also need to know the scientific name for conception, and bacteria reproduce asexually by binary_____?

What is the scientific name for pregnancy?
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one term is Gestation (noun)


1 : the carrying of young in the uterus from conception to delivery : PREGNANCY


2 : GESTATION PERIOD





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here are some more


Definition: gestation


Synonyms: child-bearing, fertilization, germination, gravidity, gravidness, impregnation, parturiency, propagation





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Conception (noun)


1 a : the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both b : EMBRYO : FETUS


2 a : the capacity, function, or process of forming or understanding ideas or abstractions or their symbols b : a general idea


3 a: fertilization


Synonyms: formation, germination, impregnation, inception, initiation, insemination, invention, launching, origin, outset, start


Antonyms: abortion, ending, finish, termination





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All bacteria reproduce through asexual reproduction (one parent) binary fission, which results in cell division. Some bacteria, while still reproducing asexually, form more complex reproductive structures that facilitate the dispersal of the newly-formed daughter cells.





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