egg fertilization
Gametes fusing together
Egg fertilization is the process by which a sperm cell penetrates and fuses with an egg cell, combining genetic material to form a new organism.
In humans and other mammals, this typically occurs in the fallopian tube after ovulation.
The term appears in discussions of reproduction, fertility treatments, and biology: In vitro fertilization bypasses natural egg fertilization by combining egg and sperm in a laboratory.
- spermMale reproductive cell
- sperm cellMale reproductive gamete
- ovumFemale reproductive cell
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
embryo · cell division · womb · reproductive · insemination · in vitro · test tube baby · pregnancy · cell · nucleus · membrane · penetration · fusion · divide · genetic · genetic material · chromosome · birds and bees
egg fertilizationcontraception
Pregnancy prevention measures
birth control · sterilization · tubal ligation · vasectomy · abstinence
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