Ovum

The ovum (plural ova) was the female reproductive cell in certain species, including Humans.The New Essential Guide to Alien Species After external fertilization by a male's sperm,Dark Forces: Jedi Knight an ovum would give rise to an offspring. Sometimes,
the mating process could produce several offsprings at a time. In cases where a single fertilized ovum split, several genetically identical children were produced. When separate ova were fertilized at the same time, it gave rise to ordinary siblings who happened to be born at the same time, but were genetically dissimilar.
==Sources==
*The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
==Notes and references==
Category:Reproduction