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Conception

This animation shows the process in which an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell to form a fertilized egg (zygote).

Conception

Review Date: 5/20/2017

Reviewed By: John D. Jacobson, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda Center for Fertility, Loma Linda, CA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.

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