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Fertlisation Flashcards

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What is fertilisation?

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Refers to the fusion between a egg cell and sperm cell, in order to produce a zygote

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1st step of fertilisation

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Sperm swims to the fallopian tube

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2nd step of fertilisation

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Sperm physically breaks first layer of egg

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3rd step of fertilisation

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Sperm releases enzymes to break down and penetrate second layer of egg

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4th step of fertilisation?

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The sperm destroys the glycoprotein then the second layer hardens to protect the zygote

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The 5th step of fertilisation

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The sperms nucleus enters the cytoplasm of the cell and eventually reaches the eggs nucleus

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The 6th step of fertilisation

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Both nuclei fuse together forming a zygote cell (2n)

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N+N =?

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2N

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