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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] concepcioun, from Anglo-French concepcion, from [[Latin]] conception-, conceptio, from concipere
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a (1) : the [[process]] of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both (2) : embryo, fetus
:b : beginning <[[joy]] had the like conception in our eyes — Shakespeare>
*2 a : the [[capacity]], [[function]], or [[process]] of forming or [[understanding]] [[ideas]] or [[abstractions]] or their [[symbols]]
:b : a general [[idea]] : concept
:c : a [[complex]] product of [[abstract]] or [[reflective]] [[thinking]]
:d : the sum of a [[person]]'s [[ideas]] and beliefs concerning something
*3 : the [[origin]]ating of something in the [[mind]]
==Description==
Fertilisation (also known as '''conception''', fecundation and syngamy), is the [[fusion]] of gametes to produce a new [[organism]]. In [[animals]], the [[process]] involves a sperm fusing with an ovum, which eventually leads to the [[development]] of an [[embryo]]. Depending on the animal species, the process can occur within the [[body]] of the [[female]] in internal fertilisation, or outside in the case of external fertilisation. The entire [[process]] of development of new [[individuals]] is called procreation, the [[act]] of species reproduction.
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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] concepcioun, from Anglo-French concepcion, from [[Latin]] conception-, conceptio, from concipere
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a (1) : the [[process]] of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both (2) : embryo, fetus
:b : beginning <[[joy]] had the like conception in our eyes — Shakespeare>
*2 a : the [[capacity]], [[function]], or [[process]] of forming or [[understanding]] [[ideas]] or [[abstractions]] or their [[symbols]]
:b : a general [[idea]] : concept
:c : a [[complex]] product of [[abstract]] or [[reflective]] [[thinking]]
:d : the sum of a [[person]]'s [[ideas]] and beliefs concerning something
*3 : the [[origin]]ating of something in the [[mind]]
==Description==
Fertilisation (also known as '''conception''', fecundation and syngamy), is the [[fusion]] of gametes to produce a new [[organism]]. In [[animals]], the [[process]] involves a sperm fusing with an ovum, which eventually leads to the [[development]] of an [[embryo]]. Depending on the animal species, the process can occur within the [[body]] of the [[female]] in internal fertilisation, or outside in the case of external fertilisation. The entire [[process]] of development of new [[individuals]] is called procreation, the [[act]] of species reproduction.
[[Category: Biology]]
[[Category: The Arts]]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]