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In Health / Middle School | 2014-04-06

The joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell into a single unit is called what?

Asked by Anonymous

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its called fertilisation when the sperm cell joins (fuses) the egg cell and divides into millions of cells that in the end form a baby.

Answered by Susana25 | 2024-06-10

Fertilization is the process where a sperm cell and an egg cell merge to form a zygote, which has one set of chromosomes from each parent. This typically occurs in the fallopian tube after ovulation. Successful fertilization leads to the development of a new organism.
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Answered by Susana25 | 2024-12-16

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