Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 49, Problem 5TYK
The slow block to polyspermy:
a. is caused by a change in membrane potential from negative topositive.
b. triggers the movement of Ca2+ from the cytosol to the endoplasmic reticulum.
c. triggers a decrease in egg oxidation and protein synthesis.
d. describes the fusion of egg and sperm nuclei.
e. includes the fusion of cortical granules with the egg’s plasmamembrane.
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