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What is the process of entry of spermatozoa into an ovum and the fusion of their nuclei and cytoplasm called?

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The process of entry of spermatozoon into an ovum is called penetration and the fusion of nuclei and cytoplasm of both gametes is called amphimixis.
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  12. The fertilizing-antifertilizin reaction that stops the march of a larg...

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  17. The height of LH secretion, 16-26 hours before ovulation.

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