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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: Lewis Thomson on 12/02/2018 11:33:15

Title: What is fertilisation?
Post by: Lewis Thomson on 12/02/2018 11:33:15

Lauren wants to know:

What is fertilisation?

Title: Re: What is fertilisation?
Post by: chiralSPO on 12/02/2018 14:07:06

Well, sometimes when a mommy and a daddy really like each other, and there's nothing good on tv...


Sorry, are we talking about fertilisation in terms of sexual reproduction, or changing the chemical composition of soil to improve plant growth, or something else?

Perhaps Lauren can clarify...

Title: Re: What is fertilisation?
Post by: petelamana on 12/02/2018 14:49:48

From the all-knowing Google... (I wish I owned stock.)

"fer·til·i·za·tion
 fərdləˈzāSH(ə)n/

noun: BIOLOGY

noun:

• fertilization; noun: fertilisation is the action or process of fertilizing an egg, female animal, or plant, involving the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote.
• the action or process of applying a fertilizer to soil or land.

synonyms:   conception, impregnation, insemination"