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The 66 pages that link to Fertilization, each with the reason it gives.

• PollinationCompared with: Pollination transfers pollen; fertilization is the later fusion of gametes.

• Sexual selectionNarrower topic: Competition can continue after mating through access to fertilization.

• ParthenogenesisCompared with: Parthenogenesis begins development without this usual source of paternal genetic material.

• Embryonic developmentNarrower topic: It creates the single cell from which the developmental sequence begins.

• PregnancyRelated: It begins the developmental sequence that can establish a pregnancy.

• Developmental biologyNarrower topic: It initiates the developmental sequence and establishes the first embryonic cell.

• GymnospermRelated: Fertilization inside the ovule initiates development of the gymnosperm embryo.

• ViviparityRelated: In many viviparous animals, fertilization occurs internally before embryos remain in the parent.

• ZygoteNarrower topic: Fertilization is the process that produces a zygote.

• OvulationRelated: Ovulation makes an egg available for this event.

• SporophyteRelated: Fertilization creates the diploid zygote from which a sporophyte develops.

• GameteRelated: It is the process in which gametes fuse.

• Sexual reproductionRelated: It restores the diploid chromosome number by joining two haploid gametes.

• Alternation of generationsRelated: It restores diploidy and starts the sporophyte generation.

• Ectopic pregnancyNarrower topic: Ectopic pregnancy begins after fertilization, before the embryo reaches the uterus.

• GastrulationNarrower topic: It begins the developmental sequence well before gastrulation.

• External fertilizationNarrower topic: External fertilization is one way fertilization occurs, distinguished by where the union takes place.

• AnimalRelated: In most animals, fertilization initiates development of a new individual.

• HaploidRelated: Fusion of two haploid gametes typically restores the diploid chromosome number.

• EmbryologyRelated: It usually begins embryonic development by combining parental genetic material.

• OrganogenesisCompared with: It initiates embryonic development, whereas organogenesis occurs much later.

• ApomixisCompared with: Apomixis is distinguished by embryo formation that does not require this fusion.

• DiploidRelated: Fusion of two haploid gametes restores the diploid chromosome number.

• ImplantationNarrower topic: It initiates the embryonic development that leads to implantation.

• OvoviviparityRelated: Eggs retained in ovoviviparous species are generally fertilized internally.

• Calcium signalingRelated: In many animals, fertilization initiates calcium waves that activate the egg.

• Internal fertilizationNarrower topic: Internal fertilization is one setting in which fertilization occurs.

• ParthenocarpyCompared with: Its absence is the defining condition for parthenocarpic fruit development.

• Gestational ageRelated: It usually occurs roughly two weeks after gestational-age counting begins.

• OogenesisRelated: In humans, the oocyte completes meiosis II only after fertilization begins.

• Mitochondrial inheritanceRelated: It combines an egg and sperm while usually retaining the egg’s mitochondria.

• OocyteRelated: Fertilization triggers the oocyte to complete meiosis and begin embryonic development.

• Reproductive systemRelated: Fertilization is the central event reproductive structures may enable.

• SpawningRelated: Successful spawning brings eggs and sperm together for this process.

• Chromosome theory of inheritanceRelated: Fertilization reunites chromosome sets from two parents, completing the theory’s account of transmission.

• FertilityRelated: It is the immediate biological result of successful conception.

• Fish spawningRelated: Successful spawning culminates when released sperm fertilizes an egg.

• SpermatozoonNarrower topic: A spermatozoon contributes its genome when it fuses with an egg.

• BuddingCompared with: Budding produces offspring without the gamete fusion required in fertilization.

• Cleavage (embryology)Related: The fertilized egg enters cleavage as its first embryonic developmental phase.

• Theodor BoveriRelated: Experiments on fertilized eggs let Boveri track how parental chromosomes enter embryonic development.

• Plant life cycleRelated: It joins gametes and begins the sporophyte generation.

• AntheridiumRelated: Antheridial sperm contribute one gamete to this fusion.

• Monozygotic twinsRelated: It creates the single starting cell from which the twins develop.

• Brood pouchRelated: Fertilization may occur before or during transfer of eggs into a pouch.

• Fallopian tubeRelated: Fertilization most often takes place in the tube’s wider central region.

• PloidyRelated: Fusion of haploid gametes usually restores diploidy.

• Female reproductive systemRelated: It is the reproductive system’s central contribution to conception.

• OogamyRelated: Organisms with oogamy use fertilization to unite their differentiated gametes.

• Sexual intercourseRelated: Vaginal intercourse can bring sperm into the reproductive tract, where fertilization may occur.