Term Name: | regulation of fertilization |
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Definition: | Any process that modulates the rate, frequency or extent of fertilization. Fertilization is the union of gametes of opposite sexes during the process of sexual reproduction to form a zygote. It involves the fusion of the gametic nuclei (karyogamy) and cytoplasm (plasmogamy). |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0080154] QuickGO AmiGO |