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#The [[Sperm Cell|sperm cell]] then goes through the [[Cell Membrane|cell membrane]] of the [[ovum]] and loses its tail.
#The [[Cell Nucleus|nucleus]] of the [[Sperm Cell|sperm cell]] is then released into the [[ovum]] and the [[Cell Nucleus|nuclei]] of the [[Sperm Cell|sperm]] and [[ovum]] fuse to make one larger [[Cell Nucleus|nucleus]] with all the [[DNA]] needed to make a new [[organism]].
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[Fertilisation]] is when the [[male]] and [[female]] [[gametes]] come together to make one [[Cell (Biology)|cell]].
===About Fertilisation===
: During [[fertilisation]] the two [[haploid]] [[gamete]]s fuse together to form a [[diploid]] [[Cell (Biology)|cell]].