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(Gr. zygoô, to yoke) n. A cell formed by the union of two gametes; broadly: the developing individual produced from such a cell.
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zygoein = to yoke together; fusion of male and female germ cells.
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the cell that results when an egg is fertilized by a sperm
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A conceptus in which the egg and sperm genetic material (pronuclei) have united.
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A cell formed by the union of male and female gametes. The fertilized egg before division that forms the fertilized ovum into the earliest embryonic stage (see gametes).
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The cell resulting from the fusion of male and female gametes; occurs in the mosquito stomach ( Plasmodium spp.).
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Fertilized egg or ovum up to the first cleavage division; this stage of development of the embryo takes about 22 hours, and for the last few of these hours it's at the pronuclear stage. See also pronucleus.
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The diploid cell formed from the fusion of two haploid gametes.
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a fertilized egg with the diploid number of chromosomes formed by the union of the nuclei of male and female gametes
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the cell produced by the fusion of a sperm and an egg.
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(Gr. zygon, a yoke)  A diploid cell formed by the fusion of two haploid gametes during fertilization in eukaryotic organisms with sexual reproduction. It is the first cell of the new individual.
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Cell formed by the union of two gametes and the individual developing from this cell.
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The term for a fertilized egg until it begins to cleave, at which time it is known as an embryo.
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A fertilized egg, or embryo, in the early stages of development.
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A tertiiized oocyte (first stage of embryo development).
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a fertilized egg that has not yet divided.
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the cell resulting from the union of an ovum and a spermatozoon (including the organism that develops from that cell)
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a different substance than any other cell in that it has the potential to become a fully grown human being
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a diploid cell formed by the union of two gametes (it results from the union of an egg cell and a sperm cell)
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a fertilized egg before cell division begins
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a fertilized ovum before it undergoes cell division
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a gamete's way of making more gametes
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a Gamete's way of producing more Gametes
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a medical term that describes human life at its earliest embryonic stage of development
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an actual human being, and you did get it right that the sperm is part of a potential human being
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a sex cell - but also the last word in the dictionary
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a single cell created when a female ovum and a male sperm merge
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a single cell that contains the genetic material from each parent
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a single cell with a full set of chromosomes that results from the fusion of male and female cells at fertilization
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a specialized cell
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an embryo in its early developmental stages immediately after fertilisation.
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An embryo in early developmental stage.
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The cell resulting after fertilization of the oocyte by the sperm. Visible in the laboratory 1 day after egg retrieval.
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The fertilized egg or ovum.
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Diploid cell produced by the fusion of an egg and sperm; fertilized egg cell.
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An egg that has been fertilized but not yet divided.
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The term for a fertilized egg prior to it being an embryo.
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an embryo in early development stage.
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An embryo in early development state.
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A fertilised egg which has not yet divided.
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A fertilized egg. After this one-celled entity has gone through several cell divisions; it is usually called the "embryo."
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Gr. zygotos - yoked together]. The fertilized ovum which results from the fusion of the male and female pronuclei (before the first cleavage division).
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An early stage in the development of a fertilized egg.
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An embryo in the early stages of development.
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A fertilized egg. A zygote has a complete set of chromosomes and a sex, but has not yet implanted in the uterine cavity.
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Diploid cell; fertilized ovum
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A zygote (Greek: ζυγωτόν) is a cell that is the result of fertilization. That is, two haploid cells—usually (but not always) an ovum from a female and a sperm cell from a male—merge into a single diploid cell called the zygote (or zygocyte).
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