▁be ▁responsible ▁for ▁gam etes ▁fusion ▁. ▁. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Gene Re views / NC BI / NI H / U W ▁entry ▁on ▁Cong en ital ▁Dis orders ▁of ▁G ly cos yl ation ▁Over view <0x0A> </s> ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁is ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁in ▁north west ▁Cal h oun ▁County , ▁at ▁the ▁confl u ence ▁of ▁the ▁Kal am az oo ▁and ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁rivers . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁principal ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁Creek , ▁Michigan ▁Metropolitan ▁Statist ical ▁Area ▁( MS A ), ▁which ▁en comp ass es ▁all ▁of ▁Cal h oun ▁County . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 2 , 3 4 7 , ▁while ▁the ▁M SA ' s ▁population ▁was ▁ 1 3 6 , 1 4 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁name ▁origin ▁In ▁about ▁ 1 7 7 4 , ▁the ▁Pot aw atom i ▁and ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Native ▁American ▁tribes ▁formed ▁a ▁joint ▁village ▁near ▁the ▁future ▁Battle ▁Creek , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁a ▁minor ▁encounter ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁between ▁a ▁federal ▁government ▁land ▁survey ▁party ▁led ▁by ▁Colonel ▁John ▁Mul lett ▁and ▁two ▁Pot aw atom i ▁Indians , ▁who ▁had ▁approached ▁the ▁survey ▁camp ▁asking ▁for ▁food . ▁They ▁were ▁hun gry ▁because ▁the