Term Name: plasma membrane fusion
Synonyms: cell fusion, cell-cell fusion
Definition: The joining of the lipid bilayer membrane that surround a cell with that of another cell, producing a single cell.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045026]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: membrane fusion plasma membrane organization
has subtype: fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane involved in double fertilization forming a zygote and endosperm fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane involved in double fertilization forming two zygotes fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane involved in single fertilization plasma membrane fusion involved in cytogamy
inverse has_part: cell-cell fusion syncytium formation by plasma membrane fusion