Fun Facts About Gerald Ford. 1  His middle name is Rudolph. 2  He nearly died in World War II when a typhoon hit his aircraft carrier and it caught fire. 3  Around 400 Eagle Scouts attended Ford's funeral and took part in the procession. 4  His number 48 football jersey was retired at the University of Michigan.
Then, the process of becoming pregnant takes several days â the fertilized egg (now called a blastocyst) has only just begun its long journey. Once the egg is fertilized, it now has to travel all the way up into the uterus for implantation to take place.
When the egg is penetrated by the sperm, it divides one more time and results in just one set of genetic information. The egg meets with the sperm, and they merge their genetic information together. When the two merge, the fertilization process is complete, and the fertilized egg is now called a zygote.