fecundation
- noun
- /fɪˌkʌnˈdeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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- The study of fecundation is crucial for understanding how various species reproduce and thrive in their environments.
All of those will affect inter birth interval and fecundation.
- All of those will affect inter birth interval and fecundation.
Examples
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In plants, fecundation occurs when pollen from the male part of a flower fertilizes the ovule in the female part.
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Yet, the fact that all these horrible consequences were thought to be caused by the interruption of the natural process of fecundation indicates that, in the pitched battle for the body, doctors stood squarely on the side of materialism.
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They were told that the theologians of their time held that the soul is created by God immediately after fecundation.
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During the process of fecundation, the male sperm meets the female egg, leading to the development of a new organism.
Synonyms
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The start of a pregnancy when a sperm fertilizes an egg
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A sperm or pollen joins a female cell to start a new living thing
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A way plants and animals make seeds or babies when male and female cells join
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When sperm or pollen fertilize a female reproductive cell to start a new organism
Two sex cells, like an egg or sperm, join to make a new cell with genes from both parents
A sperm and an egg join to make a new organism
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Etymology
Fecundation comes from the Latin root fecundus which means 'fertile' or 'fruitful' and is related to the common English word fertile. So, fecundation is the joining of sperm and egg that makes an embryo and starts new life.