“OVUM” in italiano

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ovulo

ovum ovule

As in most other animals, the sperm mitochondria penetrate the cell membrane of the ovum at fertilization.

An ovum (plural ova) is a mature egg released at ovulation.

the ovum contributes one chromosome of each pair to the fertilized cell

When a human sperm fertilizes a human ovum , a single cell is created with the potential to grow into a human person.

There are a few exceptions to this pattern, most famously in seahorses where females have an ovipositor which places unfertilized ova into the male's pouch for insemination.