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GO:0007341
Name
penetration of zona pellucida
Ontology
biological_process
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Definition
The infiltration by sperm of the zona pellucida to reach the oocyte. The process involves digestive enzymes from a modified lysosome called the acrosome, situated at the head of the sperm. Source: http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/reprod/fert/fert.html, GOC:jl
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Parents of penetration of zona pellucida (GO:0007341)
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penetration of zona pellucida [is_a relation] is_a  multi-multicellular organism process (GO:0044706)
penetration of zona pellucida [RO:0002162 relation] RO:0002162  Eukaryota (NCBITaxon:2759)
penetration of zona pellucida [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  single fertilization (GO:0007338)
penetration of zona pellucida [is_a relation] is_a  multicellular organismal reproductive process (GO:0048609)

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