| id | GO:0009566 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | fertilization |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The union of gametes of opposite sexes during the process of sexual reproduction to form a zygote. It involves the fusion of the gametic nuclei (karyogamy) and cytoplasm (plasmogamy)." [GOC:tb, ISBN:0198506732 "Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology"] |
| xref | Wikipedia:Fertilisation |
| is_a | GO:0022414 ! reproductive process |
| relationship | part_of GO:0019953 ! sexual reproduction |