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Fertilize

Definition

verb

(biology) To fecundate; to render fertile or make (a female) capable of producing an offspring.

(agriculture) To supply or provide with nourishment, e.g. fertilizer and other nutrients, so as to make fruitful or productive.


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Word origin: From fertile ยป late ME (< MF) < L fertilis, fruitful, akin to ferre, to bear.

Variant: fertilise. Related forms: fertile (noun), fertilization (noun), fertilizational (adjective).

Synonym: fecundate, fecundify.


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Re: A question from Cloning

Hello biohazard, So, that means there is no chance for the insect egg to cross fertilize that way, even if it results in a weird organism? Thank you and MrMistery for your valuable opinions, I will come back with new threads as and when I may have some other doubts. ...

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by koyal
Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:10 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: A question from Cloning
Replies: 16
Views: 491

The Best Biology Definitions

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by aliengeek
Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:47 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Best Biology Definitions
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Views: 599

Need help understanding meiosis

... like this: millions of cells will undergo meiosis constantly in your body. Every time you have sex, out of millions of sperm cells only one will fertilize an egg cell, resulting in one zygote. Out of your initial four cells, only one actually participates in fertilization, resulting in a zygote.

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by MrMistery
Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:29 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Need help understanding meiosis
Replies: 2
Views: 948

Re: Need help understanding meiosis

... which develop into gametes. The chromosomes belonging to these haploid cells were once homologous. When the gametes from the partner come to fertilize these cells, a zygote forms. Now considering that there are four cells, will not there be four zygotes? Does this mean that the offspring ...

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by MichaelXY
Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:08 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Need help understanding meiosis
Replies: 2
Views: 948

Need help understanding meiosis

... which develop into gametes. The chromosomes belonging to these haploid cells were once homologous. When the gametes from the partner come to fertilize these cells, a zygote forms. Now considering that there are four cells, will not there be four zygotes? Does this mean that the offspring ...

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by WiseIdiot
Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:34 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Need help understanding meiosis
Replies: 2
Views: 948
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