zygote

The definition of a zygote is the cell that forms by the union of an egg cell and a sperm cell.

(noun)

A fertilized female egg from which a baby will develop is an example of a zygote.

See zygote in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a diploid cell formed by the union of two haploid gametes, esp. by the union of an egg cell and a sperm cell

Origin: < Gr zygōtos, yoked < zygon, yoke

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See zygote in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The cell formed by the union of two gametes, especially a fertilized ovum before cleavage.
The organism that develops from a zygote.

Origin:

Origin: From Greek zugōtos, yoked

Origin: , from zugoun, to yoke; see yeug- in Indo-European roots

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