fertilization
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0009566
The union of gametes of opposite sexes during the process of sexual reproduction to form a zygote. It involves the fusion of the gametic nuclei (karyogamy) and cytoplasm (plasmogamy). [ GOC:tb http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0198506732&isbn=1/ ]
Synonyms: syngamy
Term info
biological_process
GO:0009566
https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/20176
Term relations
- reproductive process and results in formation of some zygote and results in fusion of some germ cell nucleus
- reproductive process
- part of some sexual reproduction
- results in formation of some zygote
- results in fusion of some germ cell nucleus