Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (6th Edition) (Belk, Border & Maier, The Biology: Science for Life Series, 5th Edition)
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Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden Maier
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The sperms and eggs are the gametes of male and female respectively. The sperm is produced by the process of spermatogenesis and eggs are produced by the process of oogenesis. During fertilization, one sperm and one egg fuse together to form the zygote.
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