Explain the events that occur during fertilisation of an ovum in humans. How is it that only one sperm enters the OVUm? -Biology

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(i)In humans, the fertilisation of ovum takes place in ampullary-isthmic junction of Fallopian tube. The events that occur during the process of fertilisation are: (a) The sperm reaches the junction of ampulla and isthmus and comes in contact with zona pellucida layer of ovum. (b) Acrosome of sperm head release sperm lysin enzymes that dissolves corona radiata and digests zona pellucida layer and enters cytoplasm. (c) Entry of sperm stimulates secondary oocyte to complete its suspended second meiotic division, thus producing haploid egg or ovum and second polar body. (d)Nucleus of sperm and of ovum fuses to form a diploid zygote. (ii)During fertilisation, a sperm comes in contact with the zona pellucida layer of the ovum and induces changes (depolarisation) in the membrane that blocks the entry of additional sperms. This ensures that only one sperm can fertilise an ovum

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