Explain the process of fertilization in human beings.

In human beings, fertilization takes place in the fallopian tubes or oviducts inside the female body. The sperms from the male received by the vagina swim up to the oviduct for fertilization. An ovum is fertilized by a single sperm. It results in the formation of a single cell called zygote. Since the zygote is formed as a result of the fusion of sex cells from the father and mother, it has the chromosomes and genes from both of them. Thus, the new individual inherits characteristics from both the parents. Zygote moves from the oviduct to the uterus and gets implanted in it for further development. The below diagram shows the process of fertilization in human beings: