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Fertilization in higher plants involves one male nucleus fusing with a functional egg nucleus to form a zygote; while the other male nucleus fuses with the polar nuclei to form a triploid cell; In mammals fertilization involves the fusion of the male nucleus and female ovum nucleus to form a zygote;
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