| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| syngamy | The fusion of two cells, or of their nuclei, in reproduction |
| karyogamy | a process of fusion of the nuclei of two cells; the second step in syngamy |
| karyogamies | KARYOGAMY, a process of fusion of the nuclei of two cells; the second step in syngamy |
| telophase | the final stage of meiosis or mitosis, in which the separated chromosomes reach the opposite poles of the dividing cell and the nuclei of the daughter cells form around the two sets of chromosomes |
| pronucleus | Either of a pair of gametic nuclei, in the stage following meiosis but before their fusion leads to the formation of the nucleus of the zygote |
| pronuclei | Either of a pair of gametic nuclei, in the stage following meiosis but before their fusion leads to the formation of the nucleus of the zygote |
