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What is the process of fusion of gametes to give rise to a new individual organism or offspring called?
What is the process of fusion of gametes to give rise to a new individual organism or offspring called?
- Insemination
- Impregnation
- Syngamy
- Generative fertilisation (correct)
What is the term used for the fusion of the haploid male gamete with two haploid polar nuclei in angiosperms?
What is the term used for the fusion of the haploid male gamete with two haploid polar nuclei in angiosperms?
- Impregnation
- Vegetative fertilisation (correct)
- Double fertilisation
- Syngamy
Who first observed a therian mammalian egg for the first time?
Who first observed a therian mammalian egg for the first time?
- Aristotle
- Spallanzani
- Oscar Hertwig
- von Baer (correct)
What did Spallanzani establish the need for in the formation of a zygote in frogs?
What did Spallanzani establish the need for in the formation of a zygote in frogs?
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Which process is sometimes informally referred to as fertilisation but is technically separate from it?
Which process is sometimes informally referred to as fertilisation but is technically separate from it?
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