Significance of Fertilization

Significance of fertilization :

• The secondary oocyte completes the process of oogenesis and is transformed into a mature ovum (n).
• The diploid chromosome number is restored in the zygote by the process of syngamy.
• The ovum lacks the centrioles necessary for further divisions; these are received from the sperm during fertilization.
• Fertilization fuses male and female gametes from two parents, so it produces variations, which are significant to evolution.
• The sex of the offspring is determined.