- Institution/s: Universidad de Valladolid
- Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
- Identification number: 89
- Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
- Author/s: Ana MUÑOZ GASCÓN, Ana María MALLO LAPUERTA, Cristina ADRADA RAFAEL, Teresa AMIDO LOZANO
- Creation / modification date: 01-03-2014
- Term: fertilisation
- Gramatical category: s
- Definition: Fertilisation is the joining or fusion of a male gamete and a female gamete. The new cell that is formed divides over and over again by mitosis. This creates the many cells that eventually form a new individual.
- Context: This is cell fusion outside the body. This requires fertilisation, but not mating. [...] where fertilisation occurs outside the woman‘s body. In vitro means „in glass“. The fertilisation of an egg is then implanted in the uterus. [...] Cloning does not require fertilisation. Clonning is used to refer to a number of reproductive technologies: [...]
- Expression: In vitro fertilisation.
- Weighting mark: nor
- Remission: anton, penetrance Fuente: MERRIAM-WEBSTER. (2013). „Expressivity“. Recuperado el 24 de abril de 2013 de: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressivity
- Sources:
- Term: EMERY, A.E.H. y MUELLER, R.F. (1992) Elements of Medical Genetics, Churchill Livingstone: New York. 8th Edition.
- Definition: BBC (2013): „Gametes and fertilisation“. Recuperado el 30 de abril de 2013 de: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_aqa_pre_2011/celldivision/celldivision3.shtml
- Context: ALFORD, Diane, HILL, Jennifer (2007): „Biology“, pág. 45. Recuperado el 30 de abril de 2013 de: http://books.google.de/books?id=gOUmxGLOpaQC&printsec=frontcover&hl=de#v=onepage&q=fertilisation&f=false
- Expression: MEDICINENET.COM (2012): „In vitro fertilisation“. Recuperado el 30 de abril de 2013 de: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7298
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