Fertilization

• Title

  Fertilization

• Definition

  In botany, the union between a sperm cell released by a pollen grain and an egg cell in an ovule of a flower. This union results in the development of the embryo within a seed.

• Notes

  In contrast to fertizilation, pollination is the transfer of pollen from one flower to another. Pollination must take place before fertization takes place.

• Related Terms

  Pollination (pollinate}

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