ELI5: Why is it named "fertilized egg" not "fertilized sperm"? Submitted by Motor_Jelly3472 t3_ye6a2w on October 26, 2022 at 7:14 PM in explainlikeimfive 8 comments 0
BaldBear_13 t1_itw7g9j wrote on October 26, 2022 at 7:25 PM Because it is an egg that has been fertilized with a sperm. it is just the expression: sperm fertilizes the egg. You might be confusing it with "planted seed". With plant seeds, the expression is different. Permalink 1
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