{"id":7445,"date":"2021-02-18T16:05:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T16:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=7445"},"modified":"2021-02-18T19:10:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T19:10:57","slug":"what-is-fertilization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-fertilization\/","title":{"rendered":"What is fertilization?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7445\" class=\"elementor elementor-7445\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7acc695 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7acc695\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ecf9410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reproduction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7782b11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"7782b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-human-reproduction-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7457 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-human-reproduction\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to human reproduction<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7463 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-female-reproductive-system\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The female reproductive system<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7462 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-male-reproductive-system\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The male reproductive system<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Fertilization?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f2105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15f2105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">From the previous page, we mentioned that the sperm cell is released into the female organ. The cells make their way through to the top of the vagina, through the cervix, and into the uterus. But they do not stay there \u2014 they continue their journey into the fallopian tube and travel upward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If there is any ovum (egg cell) released, the egg cell and the sperm cells meet. The ovum is released by the ovaries in a process called ovulation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now hold on, because this is not fertilization yet!<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When they meet, there are millions of sperm cells, and they will all meet the only egg. When the sperm cells meet the egg, only the sperm cell that can break through the egg membrane wins! Then, the egg nucleus meets the sperm nucleus, and fertilization occurs. A new life begins, and the female is pregnant now.<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_7545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7545\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7545\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fetilization.jpg\" alt=\"What is fertilization?\" width=\"600\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fetilization.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fetilization-300x126.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What is fertilization?<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the diagram, notice how millions of sperm cells all trying to break through the membrane of the egg cell.<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sometimes, none of the sperm cells is strong enough to break through the egg membrane. If this happens, both male and female cells just dissolve and get washed away. Once one sperm has fertilized the egg, it is too late for the other sperm cells. No other sperm cell can get in.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Once a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, it becomes a zygote. The zygote (fertilized egg) at this stage possesses half the DNA (characteristics) of each of its two parents. The zygote then divides itself to form a very tiny ball called an embryo. The embryo continues downwards and finds itself in a comfortable place in the uterus. 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