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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
[[Gestation]] is the period of time while [[offspring]] is developing in the [[uterus]] of a [[mammal]].
===About Gestation===
: [[Gestation]] starts with [[conception]] and ends with [[birth]] of the [[offspring]].
: The [[offspring]] goes through several stages of development.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:Embryo1.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Embryo2.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |After fertilisation the [[ovum]] divides into two [[Cell (Biology)|cells]], then four cells.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This [[embryo]] has many cells that have not yet been given a specific job.
|-
|[[File:Embryo3.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Foetus1.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The cells in this [[embryo]] are being assigned specific jobs as it starts to look more like a human.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Once all the cells have been given their specific jobs it is called a [[foetus]]. A this point the [[offspring]] is preparing to live outside the [[uterus]].
|}
===Meaning===
[[Gestation]] is the period of time while [[offspring]] is developing in the [[uterus]] of a [[mammal]].
===About Gestation===
: [[Gestation]] starts with [[conception]] and ends with [[birth]] of the [[offspring]].
: The [[offspring]] goes through several stages of development.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:Embryo1.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Embryo2.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |After fertilisation the [[ovum]] divides into two [[Cell (Biology)|cells]], then four cells.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This [[embryo]] has many cells that have not yet been given a specific job.
|-
|[[File:Embryo3.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Foetus1.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The cells in this [[embryo]] are being assigned specific jobs as it starts to look more like a human.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Once all the cells have been given their specific jobs it is called a [[foetus]]. A this point the [[offspring]] is preparing to live outside the [[uterus]].
|}