Contact between signaling molecules on a sperm membrane with receptor molecules on an oocyte membrane will most directly result in which of the following responses?
A) mitosis
B) membrane depolarization
C) vitellogenesis
D) an acrosomal reaction

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Membrane depolarization occurs as a direct response to the contact between signaling molecules on a sperm membrane and receptor molecules on an oocyte membrane, preventing polyspermy by changing the electrical charge across the membrane.

Contact Between Signaling Molecules on a Sperm Membrane with Receptor