befruktbara
Befruktbara is a Swedish adjective used in biology to describe cells or gametes that are capable of being fertilized. The term is most commonly applied to eggs (oocytes) in animals and to pollen grains and ovules in plants, but can be used more broadly for any gamete at a fertilization-competent stage.
In animals, fertilization competence refers to an oocyte's ability to undergo successful fertilization. Oocytes mature within
In plants, fertilizable stages include mature pollen grains capable of germinating on a stigma and delivering
Etymology and usage: bef ruktbara derives from be- (to) and fruktbar (fertile). In Swedish biology texts, it