Question

Give the biological/technical term for the following:

Fixing of developing zygote in the uterine wall.

Answer 1

Implantation:

1. The fertilized egg or zygote divides several times.
2. By the time it reaches the uterus, it has formed a small hollow ball of numerous cells (blastocyst).
3. This is a kind of embryo which forms a pit in the endometrium of the uterus and gets fixed about a week after ovulation.
4. This process is called implantation and it produces the state of pregnancy.

Fixing of developing zygote in the uterine wall is called implantation.