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After fertilization, how long does it take the human heart to begin beating?
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Per the medical textbook Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Medicine and Surgery, "the heart tubes fuse into a common loop" and "contractile activity commences" at 21 to 27 days after fertilization. This means that the human heart begins beating at 3 to 4 weeks.
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