The Emergence Machine

Fertilization

process · Biology · Level 6 · E5

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Emergence definition

fertilization emerges from meiosis. It requires cell.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Fertilization” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
fertilization
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0FertilizationMeiosisCell DivisionCellFormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesEmbryoL7FertilizationL6ActionL1ProcessL2MeiosisL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of fertilization
  • Process L2 (requires) polysemous
    process is a broader concept that fertilization is a type of
  • Meiosis L5 (builds on)
    Fertilization builds on the principles established by meiosis.

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