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Category:GO:0007342 ! fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane involved in single fertilization
name: fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane involved in single fertilization
namespace: biological_process
def: "The binding and fusion of a sperm, with the plasma membrane of the oocyte as part of the process of single fertilization. In sperm with flagella, binding occurs at the posterior (post-acrosomal) region of the sperm head." [GOC:dph, GOC:jl, http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/reprod/fert/fert.html]
synonym: "sperm-oocyte fusion" NARROW []
is_a: GO:0022412 ! cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism
is_a: GO:0045026 ! plasma membrane fusion
relationship: part_of: GO:0007338 ! single fertilization
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<GOterm>GO:0007342</GOterm>
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