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Before scientists discovered sex cells, reproduction was often thought to involve a mixture of fluids from both parents, with beliefs varying from the idea of a homunculus being present in the father's semen to the notion of "preformation" where miniature versions of offspring were already present in either the egg or sperm. These explanations were part of the theory of spontaneous generation and were eventually replaced by the theory of sexual reproduction with the discovery of sex cells.

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