Fertilisation

The result of pollen reaching the egg cell, leading to the fusion of gametes to produce a new individual of the same species.


The result of a male gamete reaching a female gamete, in seed plants a pollen tube reaching an ovule, leading to the fusion of gametes and production of a new individual.


The joining of an ovum and a sperm to form a zygote and so start the development of an embryo.


 


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