Statement 1: During the process of fertilisation, the nuclei of sperm and ovum fuse with each other.

Statement 2: The nuclei fuse to form a single nucleus.

Only statement 1 is correct.

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Only statement 2 is correct.

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Both the statements are correct.

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Both the statements are incorrect.

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Solution

The correct option is C Both the statements are correct.
During the process of fertilisation, the nucleus of the sperm fuses with the nucleus of the ovum. These nuclei fuse to form a single nucleus and the resulting single cell is called zygote.

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