Your first cell began making proteins when your father's sperm fused with your mother's egg in the process of
A) natural selection.
B) epigenetics.
C) fertilization.
D) spermatization.

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The process of the fusion of sperm and egg is called fertilization, and it is at this point that the first cell of a new individual forms. This cell begins to make proteins, among other activities, as it begins to divide and differentiate into the various cell types that will make up the developing embryo. Natural selection, epigenetics, and spermatization do not refer to this specific process.

Your First Cell Began Making Proteins When Your Father's Sperm