zygote /zy·gote/ (zi´gōt) the diploid cell resulting from union of a male and a female gamete. More precisely, the cell after synapsis at the completion of fertilization until first cleavage.zygot´ic
Zygote
zygote
zy·gote (z  g t )n. 1. The cell that is formed by the union of two gametes, especially a fertilized ovum before cleavage. 2. The organism that develops from a zygote. zy·got ic (-g t k) adj. |
Zygote
The result of the sperm successfully fertilizing the ovum. The zygote is a single cell that contains the genetic material of both the mother and the father.
zygote
[zī′gōt]
Etymology: Gk, zygon, yoke
the combined cell produced by the union of a sperm pronucleus and an egg pronucleus at the completion of fertilization until the first cleavage. Also called zygocyte.
zygote
the cell resulting from union of a male and female gamete; the fertilized ovum. More precisely, the cell after synapsis at the completion of fertilization until first cleavage.
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