The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.
The act of conceiving.
The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.
The state of being conceived; the beginning.
The start of pregnancy.
The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.
To produce spores.