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Reproduction In Organisms

Question
CBSEENBI12001119

Explain the significance of fertilization.

Solution
Significance of fertilization

1. The fusion of male and female pronuclei in fertilization restores the diploid number of chromosomes.

2. Fertilization initiates cleavage or segmentation.

3. The combination of the chromatin material from two different parents form the physical basis of biparental inheritance and variation.