zygote (redirected from fertilized egg)

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

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zy·gote (zgt)

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.

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zy·gotic (-gtk) adj.

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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.

Mentioned in: Ectopic Pregnancy, Infertility, Infertility Therapies, Turner Syndrome

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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.

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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.