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Syngamy

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syngamy -- The process of union of two gametes; sometimes called fertilization. It encompasses both plasmogamy and karyogamy.

 


syngamy
(sin-gam-ee)
The process of cellular union during fertilization.
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syngamy Fertilization of one gamete with another individual gamete to form a zygote, found in most animals with sexual reproduction.
synkaryon Zygote nucleus resulting from fusion of pronuclei.

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This article is about fertilisation in animals and plants. For fertilisation in humans specifically, see Human fertilisation.

Synonym: sex cell, reproductive cell.
See also: gametogenesis, meiosis, syngamy.
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See also: Organ, Cell, Protein, Plant, Tissue