Sunday, September 18, 2011

3.2 Fertilisation

The Process - 
Male diploid cell (2n, 46 complete set of chromosomes) >   meiosis    >  produces sperm, half set of chromosomes/ haploid (n = 23)

Female diploid cell (2n)  >  meiosis  > produces egg, haploid (n)



Fertilization
egg cell + sperm cell  ( n+n = 2n   23+23 = 46 )   >

zygote   ( 1/2 male and 1/2 female chromosomes)     >

The zygote doubles (mitosis) over and over again till it forms the embryo



Fertilization > Zygote > Embryo 

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