Fertilization is the process whereby
A) the cells of a newly produced embryo divide.
B) two polar bodies fuse to produce a zygote.
C) two haploid gametes fuse.
D) two diploid gametes join and recombine genetically.
E) None of the answers are correct.
C) two haploid gametes fuse.
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