Term Name: sperm-egg recognition
Synonyms:
Definition: The initial contact step made between the sperm plasma membrane and outer layer of the egg during fertilization.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0035036]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: single fertilization
is a type of: cell-cell recognition
has subtype: binding of sperm to zona pellucida