Gerald Ford was the 38th President of the United States. Served as President: 1974-1977. Vice President: Nelson Rockefeller. Party: Republican. Age at inauguration: 61. Born: July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska. Died: December 26, 2006 (aged 93) Rancho Mirage, California. Married: Elizabeth Bloomer Ford.
After the pollen tube enters the gametophyte, the pollen tube nucleus disintegrates and the two sperm cells are released; one of the two sperm cells fertilises the egg cell (at the bottom of the gametophyte near the micropyle), forming a diploid (2n) zygote.
The cells that combine are called sex cells Female â egg Male â sperm Fertilization: an egg cell and a sperm cell join together A new cell is formed and is called a zygote. Sexual Reproduction. A type of reproduction in which the genetic materials from two different cells combine, producing an offspring. The cells that combine are called. sex cells. Female. â egg. Male. â sperm. Fertilization. : an egg cell and a sperm cell join together.