Zygote - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Zygote :  (noun)

1: the cell resulting from the union of an ovum and a spermatozoon (including the organism that develops from that cell) [syn: fertilized ovum]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Zygote :  Zygote: The cell formed by the union of a male sex cell (a DNA .

The unification of a sperm and an ovum to form a zygote constitutes fertilization .



Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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