The process of adding nutrients to the soil to enhance plant growth.
Scientific language historically centered male sperm as 'active agent' while framing egg as passive; recent research reveals egg's active role in selecting/repelling sperm, correcting male-centric model.
Use precise biological terminology; acknowledge both gamete contributions equally; avoid metaphors of conquest/penetration that import gendered hierarchy.
["reproduction","gamete fusion"]
Women reproductive scientists (e.g., Evelyn Fox Keller) showed how male-bias in reproductive metaphors reflected not biology but cultural assumptions; egg's agency is biological fact, not feminist correction.
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