FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term fertilization ID (Ontology) GO:0009566 (Gene Ontology)
Definition 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).[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As "syngamy"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       3
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 fertilization (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       3
     involved_in | fertilization       3
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   |__reproductive process
       |__fertilization  44 rec.
           |__double fertilization forming a zygote and endosperm
           |__double fertilization forming two zygotes
           |__single fertilization 40 rec.
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Is a reproductive process
Part of sexual reproduction
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Wikipedia:Fertilisation