Unit 10

Unit 10

Question 1

Fertilization of an Ovum

There are various steps in the fertilization of the ovum. The basic act of the fusion of sperm and the method of the entry, approach and the eventual combination of female and male nuclei basically constitutes the process of the fertilization. The fertilization takes place involving the following steps. The first and the basic step is that the movement of sperm towards female egg. In this step the sperm gets into physical contact with the ovum. It happens that a lot of sperms attach themselves with the ovum. The second step involves the contact ...