OBO ID: GO:0007342
Term Name: fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane involved in single fertilization Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • sperm-oocyte fusion
Definition: The binding and fusion of a sperm, with the plasma membrane of the oocyte as part of the process of single fertilization. In sperm with flagella, binding occurs at the posterior (post-acrosomal) region of the sperm head. http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/reprod/fert/fert.html
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Ontology: GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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