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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
reproductive process +     
sexual reproduction +     
acrosome reaction +   
asexual reproduction +  
conjugation with cellular fusion +  
conjugation with mutual genetic exchange +  
developmental process involved in reproduction +   
embryo implantation +   
fertilization +   
The union of gametes of opposite sexes during the process of sexual reproduction to form a zygote. It involves the fusion of the gametic nuclei (karyogamy) and cytoplasm (plasmogamy).
gamete generation +   
mating  
mating plug formation  
meiotic cell cycle +   
meiotic cell cycle process +   
meiotic drive 
multi-organism reproductive process +   
multicellular organismal reproductive process +   
negative regulation of reproductive process +   
ovulation cycle process +   
parasexual reproduction with cellular fusion 
pollination +  
positive regulation of flagellated sperm motility involved in capacitation  
positive regulation of reproductive process +   
premature acrosome loss +  
regulation of reproductive process +   
reproductive process in single-celled organism +  
sexual reproduction +   
sperm motility +   
spore dispersal 
sporocarp development involved in sexual reproduction +  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: syngamy
Xrefs: Wikipedia:Fertilisation
Definition Sources: GOC:tb, ISBN:0198506732

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