Fertilization begins when ____

a. sperm enter the uterus
b. sperm enters the secondary oocyte
c. prior to sperm capacitation
d. before the sperm pass through the zona pellucida
e. the egg nucleus produces 46 chromosomes


ANSWER: b

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