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Created page with "Fertilisation (conception) is the process during which a sperm cell fuses with the oocyte. This occurs within 1 day of ovulation, usually in the ampullary region of the fallopian tube. Before sperm cells can fuse with the oocyte, they must undergo two processes, capacitation and the acrosome reaction. After these reactions, the sperm cell has fused with the oocyte, forming a zygote, a diploid cell with 46 chromosomes. At this point, the oocyte completes meiosis II. The..."