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noun(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
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- pronucleus the nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygote
- order endomycetales fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus
- zygotic of or relating to a zygote
- morula a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula
- endomycetales fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus
- ootid mature ovum after penetration by sperm but before the formation of a zygote
- life cycle the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced