Term Name: penetration of zona pellucida
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Definition: The infiltration by sperm of the zona pellucida to reach the oocyte. The process involves digestive enzymes from a modified lysosome called the acrosome, situated at the head of the sperm.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0007341]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: single fertilization
is a type of: multi-multicellular organism process multicellular organismal reproductive process