plasma membranes, the haploid male nucleus with its chromosomes moves into the egg cytoplasm. Fusion also triggers the egg's final meiotic reduction divisions. When sperm and egg nuclei unite, the two sets of chromosomes mingle to create a diploid set. The fertilized egg is now a zygote.
雌雄配子结合作用称受精作用,发育开始。某些物种中,是外部受孕;另一些物种,包括大部分陆生动物,是内部受孕。当精子和卵子的胶状膜发生接触时,触发了顶体反应。释放多种酶而将卵保护膜消化出一个洞。精子的原生质膜与卵子的表面连接起来。精卵原生质膜融合后,单倍体雄性核进入卵细胞质。融合也触发了最后的减数分裂。当精卵核结合时,两套染色体混合产生一二倍体,即受精卵。