Term Information

Accession
GO:0035037
Name
sperm entry
Ontology
biological_process
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Definition
An endocytosis process that results in penetration of the egg shell through the micropyle (a specialized anterior opening in the vitelline envelope) and entry of the entire sperm, including the surrounding plasma membrane and the sperm tail, into the egg cytoplasm. This step in fertilization is seen in Drosophila, where a plasma membrane fusion event between the sperm and the egg does not occur. Source: GOC:bf, PMID:9630751
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Parents of sperm entry (GO:0035037)
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sperm entry [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  single fertilization (GO:0007338)
sperm entry [is_a relation] is_a  endocytosis (GO:0006897)
sperm entry [is_a relation] is_a  reproductive process (GO:0022414)

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