Search results for "Fertilization" - New World Encyclopedia

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  • derived from the parent plant via double fertilization. The usually triploid endosperm (containing three sets of chromosomes) is rich in oil or starch ...
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  • eggs and sperm into the water for external fertilization. In some, eggs develop into free-swimming larvae that look very similar to echinoderm larvae ...
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  • Fertilization may take place in the pouch or before implantation in ... into the surrounding sea water during fertilization, and not directly into ...
    26 KB (3,800 words) - 02:43, 21 April 2023
  • or appreciated. This musical cross-fertilization would become a hallmark of much of his professional life. ==Biography== Grainger was born in ...
    9 KB (1,396 words) - 00:35, 24 November 2022
  • which stimulates females to release eggs, and fertilization occurs. The eggs or sperm are ejected through the mouth. The fertilized egg develops into ...
    10 KB (1,555 words) - 02:38, 21 April 2023
  • Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Law Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations ...
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  • from the antheridia swim to the archegonia and fertilization occurs, leading to the production of a diploid sporophyte. After fertilization, the immature ...
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  • The repercussions of self-fertilization in sharks, which reduces the genetic diversity of the offspring, is a matter of concern for shark experts ...
    11 KB (1,587 words) - 08:54, 18 November 2022
  • that themselves are necessary for fertilization of the pumpkins. For ... honeybees play a significant role in fertilization (Orzolek et al. 2000 ...
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  • and released into the aquatic environment. Fertilization in sipunculans is external. Once male and female matured gametes meet, a trochopore larva ...
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  • eggs and sperm into the water, with fertilization taking place externally. ==Regeneration== Many echinoderms have remarkable powers of regeneration. ...
    11 KB (1,553 words) - 17:27, 11 October 2020
  • The fertilization of ginkgo seeds occurs via motile sperm, as in cycads, ferns, mosses, and algae. The sperm are large (about 250-300 micrometers ...
    22 KB (3,334 words) - 07:46, 24 January 2023
  • to the sperm of other species prevent fertilization or embryo development. ... Wider interspecific hybrids can be made via in vitro fertilization ...
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  • an ovum surrounded by a special envelope, the fertilization membrane; the ovum is supplied with nutrients by the surrounding syncytium, allowing energy ...
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  • strategy by females to enhance fertilization while obtaining sustenance. Later, this bizarre behavior appeared to be an artifact of intrusive ...
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  • Gonorrhea is a common, highly contagious, sexually transmitted diseases (STD) that is caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae ...
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  • Herring is the common name for any of the various fish comprising the Clupeiformes family Clupeidae, a large family that includes many of the ...
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  • Quinoa ( ˈkinwɑ KEEN-wah or /ˈkinoʊə/ KEE-no-uh, Spanish quinua) is a tall South American herb, Chenopodium quinoa in the goosefoot genus ...
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  • Snails have small slits on their necks where fertilization occurs and the eggs develop. Garden snails bury their eggs in shallow topsoil primarily ...
    16 KB (2,467 words) - 15:00, 27 April 2023
  • society with free mixing and mingling and cross-fertilization. Erskine (2005), 362. While relatively little is known about how the Bosporan Kingdom ...
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