It is the process during the formation of a zygote when two gametes, each carrying a different set of chromosomes, fuse together. This ensures that the developing zygote has a set of chromosomes from each parent and the cells can divide pro...
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The mutants gam-10 and gam-11 have provided the first solid evidence that adhesion between mating structures is a necessary step preceding gamete fusion.
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The gamete fusion process is defective in eggs of Cd9-deficient mice. ... The gamete fusion process is defective in eggs of Cd9-deficient mice.The gamete fusion process is defective in eggs of Cd9-deficient mice.
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10700183
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Thus, we conclude that the sperm-egg fusion process is defective in Cd9-/- mice, although the block of gamete fusion is not absolute. ...
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www.nature.com/ng/journal/v24/n3/full/ng0300_279.html
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Here, we provide an overview of the field and a detailed review of the outstanding recent advances, including imaging of double fertilization and the identification of a signaling pathway controlling the release of the male gametes and of a protein involved in gamete membrane fusion.
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www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(08)006...
www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(08)00604-0
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The effects of quercetin on gamete fusion may be general. We have recently found that quercetin blocks fertilization in Spisula (Eckberg, ...
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BACKGROUND: 6 1 integrin has been proposed to act as a sperm receptor on the mouse oocyte by interacting with spermatozoon fertilin . We investigated, in humans, whether oocyte integrins could act similarly in gamete fusion, using a cyclic peptide containing the putative disintegrin-binding domain of human...
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Reproduction that does not involve the manufacture and fusion of sex cells (gametes) from two parents ... Reproduction that does not involve the manufacture and fusion of sex cells (gametes) from two parents. Asexual reproduction has advantages in that there is no need to search for a mate; every asexual organism can...
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www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0...
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Capacitation occurs while sperm reside in the female reproductive tract for a period of time, as they normally do during gamete transport. The length of time required varies with species, but usually requires several hours. ... Following fusion of the fertilizing sperm with the oocyte, the sperm head is incorporated into...
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