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Chapter 26.4, Problem 4QC
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The usual site of fertilization.

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The female reproductive system produces the ovum, or the female gamete, through the ovaries. The ovum meets the male gamete, or the sperm, in the fallopian tube. This is known as fertilization and it results in the formation of the zygote.

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