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What is first stage of fertilization?
When the sperm meets the ovum and goes into the zygote .
What do you call the moment when the sperm and ovum join together?
Fertilization.
How many chromosomes does the sperm call contain?
1 - it determines the sex if it fertilises the ovum
How many sperm fertilize the ovum?
Typically, only one sperm fertilizes an ovum to form a zygote. Multiple sperm attempting to fertilize the ovum can lead to abnormalities in the resulting embryo.
What do you call the cell of a boy?
A sperm is the sex cell of a male, and the egg or ovum is the sex cell of a female.
What is a Sperm Production and what is a Ovum Production?
Sperm production is the creation of sperm in the testies of the bull. Ovum production is the creation of eggs in the ovaries of the cow.
When the sperm meats with the egg what is this called?
Fertilization is the process describing the union of the sperm cell and the ovum.
Why only one sperm cell can fertilized an ovum?
Ovum has a layer of zona pellucida around itself. When a sperm enters the ovum, the cortical granules present in the ovum, causes the thickening of the zona pellucida. This prevents the entry of other sperms in the ovum and only one sperm is able to fertilize the egg.
What can the ovum become if it joins a sperm?
When the ovum and sperm come together they become a fertlized egg also known as a zygote.
How are a zygote and an ovum different?
Ovum is mainly 1n and zygote formed by fusion of ovum and sperm is 2n ,,,
What does an ovum have that the sperm also has?
Chromosomes.
Explain how the structure of a sperm enables it to reach the ovum?
It has a long tail that helps it swim easily to reach the ovum, It has a pointed tip in the head of the sperm which allows it to effectively enter the ovum.
