BIO1022 Study Guide - Final Guide: Embryonic Diapause, Acrosome, Polyspermy

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Determined by the genome of the zygote and differences that arise between early embryonic cells. Brings together the haploid nuclei of sperm and egg together to form a diploid zygote. Contact: the sperm cell contacts the egg(cid:859)s jelly (cid:272)oat. Contact and fusion of sperm and egg membranes: a hole is made in the vitelline layer, allowing contact and fusion of the gamete plasma membranes, membrane becomes depolarised, resulting in the fast block to polyspermy. A period of rapid cell division without growth. Partitions the cytoplasm of one large cell into smaller cells called blastomeres. Continued cleavage produces a solid ball of cells called a morula. A fluid-filled cavity forms within the morula known as a blastocoel. This creates a hollow ball called the blastula. Suspension of embryonic development at this stage in some mammals is called embryonic diapause. The eggs and zygotes of many animals (except mammals) have a definite polarity.

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