Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Give any four significances of fertilization in humans.
Advertisements
Solution
- The secondary oocyte completes the process of oogenesis and is transformed into a mature ovum (n).
- The diploid chromosome number is restored in the zygote by the process of syngamy.
- The ovum lacks the centrioles necessary for further divisions, which are received from the sperm during fertilization.
- Fertilization involves the fusion of male and female gametes from the two parents. It results in variations that are significant to evolution.
- The sex of the offspring is determined.
Notes
Students should refer to the answer according to their question.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Give the significance of fertilization.
The middle piece of sperm provides:
The figure given below represents the female reproductive system of a mammal.
What will happen if the part B on both sides gets blocked?
What are the functions of testes?
Give Reasons
A large number of sperms are required for fertilizing one egg.
Give a labeled structure of ovum.
Give Technical Term:
What term is used for the production and maturation of sperms in the testes?
Give Technical Term:
A method of contraception in which the sperm duct is cut and ligated.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Vas deferens transports sperms into the urethra.
Fertilization takes place in ______.
