Which statement is not correct concerning fertilization?
A)Digestive enzymes released from the acrosome eat away the intercellular connections in the corona radiata.
B)Once a sperm has penetrated the oocyte,the zona pellucida hardens to prevent additional sperm from penetrating.
C)Only the sperm nucleus enters the oocyte cytoplasm.
D) Fusion of pronuclei produces a haploid nucleus.

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Fusion of pronuclei results in a diploid nucleus, not a haploid. This is because each pronucleus (one from the sperm and one from the oocyte) is haploid, and their fusion restores the diploid number of chromosomes, characteristic of somatic cells.

Which Statement Is Not Correct Concerning Fertilization