Look up: fertilization

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   Fertilization
   the application of nutrients for plant growth. The union of the egg and sperm.
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   fertilization
   The process by which an egg is made capable of generating offspring. It is often synonymous with syngamy.
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   Fertilization
   The penetration of the female egg by the male sperm in order to create offspring.
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   fertilization
   [n] - creation by the physical union of male and female gametes 2. [n] - making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
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   Fertilization
   The penetration of the ovum by the sperm (conception). A process which results in the formation of an embryo. The sperm goes through several stages before fertilization is complete
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   Fertilization
   Fertilization: Fertilization is the process of combining the male gamete, or "sperm," with the female gamete, or "ovum." The product of this combination is a cell called a zygote.
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   fertilization
   the union of the nucleus and other cellular constituents of a male gamete(pollen or sperm)with those of a female gamete(i.e.ovum or egg)to form a zygote from which may develop a new plant Category: Botany and zoology • Additional input of nutrient elements in an ecosystem,of natural(e.g.after fires,floods)or anthropic origin. Category: Botany and zoology
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   fertilization
   The essential process in sexual reproduction, involving the union of two specialized haploid cells, the gametes, to give a diploid cell, the zygote, which then develops to form a new organism.
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   Fertilization
   Fer`ti·li·za'tion noun 1. The act or process of rendering fertile. 2. (Biol.) The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable germs; esp., the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants; fecundation; impregnation. Close fertilization (Botany) , the fertilization of pistils by pol ...
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    fertilization
    1. <cell biology> The essential process in sexual reproduction, involving the union of two specialised haploid cells, the male and female gametes to give a diploid cell, the zygote, which then develops to form a new organism. ... 2. <biology> The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable germs; especially, the process by whi ...
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    fertilization
    fertilisation noun creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
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    fertilization
    noun making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
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    fertilization
    (fur´tĭ-lĭ-za´shәn) in human reproduction, the process by which the male's sperm unites with the female's oocyte, creating a new life. The sex and other biologic traits of the new individual are determined by the combined genes and chromosomes that exist in the sperm and oocyte. See also conception and r...
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    Fertilization
    • (n.) The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable germs; esp., the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants; fecundation; impregnation. • (n.) The act or process of rendering fertile.
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    fertilization
    (from the article `Mendel, Gregor`) Mendel went on to relate his results to the cell theory of fertilization, according to which a new organism is generated from the fusion of two ...
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    fertilization
    union of a spermatozoal nucleus, of paternal origin, with an egg nucleus, of maternal origin, to form the primary nucleus of an embryo. In all ... [45 related articles]
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    fertilization
    The process beginning with penetration of the secondary oocyte by the spermatozoon and completed by fusion of the male and female pronuclei.
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    Fertilization
    A term used to denote efforts to enhance plant growth by increased application of nitrogen-based fertilizer or increased deposition of nitrates in precipitation.
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    fertilization
    The union of two gametes, or male and female sex cells, to produce a cell, from which a new individual, animal or plant, develops. The sex cells contain half the normal number of chromosomes, and fertilization therefore produces a cell with the normal number of chromosomes for any particular species...
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    Fertilization
    The process that occurs when a male's sperm penetrates a female's egg, which causes an embryo to develop. If fertilization is not able to be acheived spontaneously, in vitro fertilization may be necessary for conception to occur. Narrower term(s): In Vitro Fertilization
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    fertilization
    fertilization, in biology, process in the reproduction of both plants and animals, involving the union of two unlike sex cells (gametes), the sperm and the ovum, followed by the joining of their nuclei. In the flowers of higher plants, the process occurs after pollination has enabled the sperm to co...
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