Polyspermy
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polyspermy-296-9818764
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Polyspermy
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In biology, polyspermy describes the fertilization of an egg by more than one sperm. Diploid organisms normally contain two copies of each chromosome, one from each parent. The cell resulting from polyspermy, on the other hand, contains three or more copies of each chromosome—one from the egg and one each from multiple sperm. Usually, the result is an unviable zygote. This may occur because sperm are too efficient at reaching and fertilizing eggs due to the selective pressures of sperm competiti
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Fertilization of an egg by more than one sperm
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyspermy
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2024-01-06T14:56:09Z
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