Defenition of the word zygote

• Defenition of the word zygote

  • The diploid cell formed by the fusion of two haploid gametes during fertilization in eukaryotic organisms with sexual reproduction. (source: FAO)
  • the cell resulting from the union of an ovum and a spermatozoon (including the organism that develops from that cell)
  • (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)

Synonyms for the word zygote

• • fertilized cell

Hyponyms for the word zygote

• • heterozygote
  • homozygote

Hypernyms for the word zygote

• • cell

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