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zygote

zygote

13 8.2
A single cell made when a sperm and egg join
  • noun
  • /ˈzaɪɡoʊt/
  • Specialized
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  • The same is true on each new level of development as the zygote becomes an embryo and finally, a fetus.
  • zygote becomes an embryo
  • zygote resulting from fertilization
  • zygote is fully formed

How many doublings to get from a zygote to an adult?

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Examples

  • The zygote survives this, implants and grows, and is then born.

  • Or the zygote splits in two but a little later than usual.

  • How many doublings to get from a zygote to an adult?

  • The egg that has been fertilized is a zygote and will be attached to the uterine wall.

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  • But let's start with the zygote, which is undetermined or uncommitted and undifferentiated.

  • Fertilization results in a diploid zygote, which develops rapidly into a young embryo.

    Academic text (1998)
  • A zygote forms when the sperm fertilizes the egg, marking the beginning of a new life.

  • After fertilization, a zygote is created that will undergo several developmental stages.

  • The zygote contains all the necessary genetic material to grow into an organism.

Synonyms

fertilized ovum
vszygote
  • Specialized
4.2

A cell formed when a sperm joins an egg that becomes a new animal

is the concise single-word name for the same cell

How Developed

fetus
  • Specialized
163 4.1
embryo
  • Specialized
94 4.0
gastrula
  • Specialized
9.3
blastosphere
  • Specialized
9.9
morula
  • Specialized
9.9
zygote
  • Specialized
13 8.2

Surface Forms

zygote singular
zygotes plural

Etymology

Zygote comes from the Greek word zygon, which means 'yoke' or 'to join', like the wooden yoke that ties two oxen together. So a zygote is the single cell made when a sperm and an egg join.