Human Reproduction Question 495
The final event in the process of fertilization is the formation of the zygote [MP PMT 1994]
Options:
A) Fusion of gametes
B) Egg activation
C) Amphimixis
D) Organizational change in egg cytoplasm
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Entry of sperm stimulates the secondary oocyte to start the suspended meiosis II, resulting in the formation of one ovum and 2-3 polar bodies.
Oocyte changes to become ovum, male and female pronuclei get mixed up.
The process is called Amphimixis.
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