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Abstract

Fusion of spermatozoa with eggs not only permits provision of the genetic material from the male but also activates various processes in the egg that are essential for zygote development, e.g. initiating the second meiotic division, extruding the second polar body and synthesising DNA, as well as those that prevent aneuploidy, e.g. release cortical granule contents facilitating vitelline or zona blocks to polyspermy.

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Cooper, T.G. (1986). Post-Fusion Events. In: The Epididymis, Sperm Maturation and Fertilisation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71471-9_8

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