Assertion: mealybug's life cycle | /r/HasAspect | single generation
Facets:
value: in higher animals
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In higher animals, the life cycle also encompasses a single generation: the individual animal begins with the fusion of male and female sex cells (gametes); it grows to reproductive maturity; and it then produces gametes, at which point the cycle begins anew (assuming that fertilization takes place).