fertilization
Example Sentences
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Although scientists understood that sperm require large amounts of energy to prepare for fertilization, the exact mechanism behind this surge remained unclear until now.
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New research involving the University of Graz shows that the so-called CO2 fertilization effect has been significantly overstated.
From Science Daily
Some species and populations take this strangeness even further by producing seeds without fertilization -- a reproductive strategy that is extremely rare among plants.
From Science Daily
Nelson was still married in 2020 when the fertility clinic called her at work with devastating news: Her husband had just requested the destruction of the embryos they created through in vitro fertilization, or IVF.
Yet in January, she tried again, five years after her first attempt at in vitro fertilization.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
