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Sandie95 Sandie95
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6 years ago
Which is the purpose of the ovum's zona pellucida?
 
  a. Prevents multiple sperm from fertilizing the ovum
  b. Stimulates the ovum to begin mitotic cell division
  c. Allows the 46 chromosomes from each gamete to merge
  d. Makes a pathway for more than one sperm to reach the ovum
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ANS: A
Fertilization causes the zona pellucida to change its chemical composition so that multiple sperm cannot fertilize the ovum. Miotic cell division begins when the nuclei of the sperm and ovum unite. Each gamete (sperm and ovum) has only 23 chromosomes; there will be 46 chromosomes when they merge. Once sperm has entered the ovum, the zona pellucida changes to prevent other sperm from entering.
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