Short Answer Type1. The fusion of male and female pronuclei in fertilization restores the diploid number of chromosomes.
2. Fertilization initiates cleavage or segmentation.
3. The combination of the chromatin material from two different parents form the physical basis of biparental inheritance and variation.
Long Answer TypeShort Answer TypeExamine a few flowers of any cucurbit plant and try to identify the staminate and pistillate flowers. Do you know any other plant that bears unisexual flowers?
Why are offspring of oviparous animals at a greater risk as compared to offspring of viviparous animals?
Why do algae and fungi shift to sexual mode of reproduction just before the onset of adverse conditions?
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