as in pregnancy
the state of containing unborn young within the body
the length of gestation for the gray wolf is about 63 days
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Scientists still do not know the exact frequency of whale shark pregnancies, how long gestation lasts, or how often individual females reproduce.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Fetal deaths after 24 weeks’ gestation have been declining steadily since 1990, according to a CDC report last year.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Mice and humans share about 80% of the same genes, according to the Understanding Animal Research website, and laboratory mice are also good scientific subjects because of their short lifespan (about 2 years) and gestation period (19-21 days).
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
After 22 months—the typical elephant gestation period—an ice age mammoth should, at least theoretically, be born into the computer-age world.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Fetal deaths after 24 weeks’ gestation have been declining steadily since 1990, according to a CDC report last year.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Mice and humans share about 80% of the same genes, according to the Understanding Animal Research website, and laboratory mice are also good scientific subjects because of their short lifespan (about 2 years) and gestation period (19-21 days).
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
After 22 months—the typical elephant gestation period—an ice age mammoth should, at least theoretically, be born into the computer-age world.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Gestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestation. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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