Science glossary film: Conception

Another word for fertilisation, when two sex cells combine to create a new organism. Conception happens in different ways in different organisms, but always involves the fusion of an egg cell from a female with a sperm from a male, leading to the development of an embryo. Conception marks the onset of pregnancy.

Conception happens in different ways in different organisms, but always involves the fusion of an egg cell from a female with a sperm from a male, leading to the development of an embryo. Conception marks the onset of pregnancy.