Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level
Acrosome reaction
What Acrosome reaction means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Acrosome reaction
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Binding to the zona pellucida triggers the release of hydrolytic enzymes from the acrosome that digest a path through the zona pellucida.
Topics that use Acrosome reaction
- Topic 3: Voice of the Genome (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Acrosome
- Cell cycle and interphase
- Continuous variation and normal distribution
- Cortical reaction
- Differential gene expression
- DNA methylation
- DNA replication and sister chromatids
- Epigenetic changes
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