EMBRYOGENESIS EMBRYOGENESIS | Page 11

FERTILIZATION IN HUMAN BEINGS • FERTILIZATION is the process involving FUSION of sperm nucleus with an egg to form a DIPLOID cell, called ZYGOTE. • SPERM binds through the CORONA RADIATA. • On encountering a SECONDARY OOCYTE, the ACROSOME of the sperm bursts to produce enzymes which help it burrow through the ZONA PELUCIDA.