Zygote
noun
The cell created in the first stage of development when a sperm cell successfully fertilizes an egg cell.
When the egg and sperm cell unite, a new zygote is formed, which is the beginning of a new organism.
Often appears as...
- fertilized zygote
- human zygote
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The cell created in the first stage of development when a sperm cell successfully fertilizes an egg cell.
When the egg and sperm cell unite, a new zygote is formed, which is the beginning of a new organism.
Often appears as...
- fertilized zygote
- human zygote
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Term
Zygote is a technical term used in biology, not in everyday conversation.
During reproduction lectures, the formation of a zygote is a key topic of discussion.
Pro Tip 2/3Developmental Beginning
Zygote represents the start of development for animals and humans, important for understanding life cycles.
The scientist explained that the zygote marks the beginning of the embryo's growth.
Pro Tip 3/3Initial Stage
Use zygote to describe only the very first cell after egg and sperm unite, before it starts dividing.
The zygote undergoes several divisions before it becomes an embryo.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Term
Zygote is a technical term used in biology, not in everyday conversation.
During reproduction lectures, the formation of a zygote is a key topic of discussion.
Pro Tip 2/3Developmental Beginning
Zygote represents the start of development for animals and humans, important for understanding life cycles.
The scientist explained that the zygote marks the beginning of the embryo's growth.
Pro Tip 3/3Initial Stage
Use zygote to describe only the very first cell after egg and sperm unite, before it starts dividing.
The zygote undergoes several divisions before it becomes an embryo.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Term
Zygote is a technical term used in biology, not in everyday conversation.
During reproduction lectures, the formation of a zygote is a key topic of discussion.
Pro Tip 2/3Developmental Beginning
Zygote represents the start of development for animals and humans, important for understanding life cycles.
The scientist explained that the zygote marks the beginning of the embryo's growth.
Pro Tip 3/3Initial Stage
Use zygote to describe only the very first cell after egg and sperm unite, before it starts dividing.
The zygote undergoes several divisions before it becomes an embryo.
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My $500 house in Detroit...
Radical neighborliness is a zygote that grows into a worldview that ends up in homes and communities rebuilt in ways that respect humanity and the environment. It's realizing we have the power to create the world anew together and to do it ourselves when our governments refuse.
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Pregnancy 101 PIPE National...
Pregnancy begins in the uterus, where a sperm fertilizes an egg. If the sperm carries an X chromosome, the baby will become female, while a Y chromosome will result in the baby becoming male. The fertilized egg, or zygote,
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and only one will successfully penetrate through the armor of the zona pellucida. Upon successful fertilization, the zygote immediately begins developing into an embryo, and takes about three days to reach the uterus.
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My $500 house in Detroit...
Radical neighborliness is a zygote that grows into a worldview that ends up in homes and communities rebuilt in ways that respect humanity and the environment. It's realizing we have the power to create the world anew together and to do it ourselves when our governments refuse.
Video examples
Pregnancy 101 PIPE National...
Pregnancy begins in the uterus, where a sperm fertilizes an egg. If the sperm carries an X chromosome, the baby will become female, while a Y chromosome will result in the baby becoming male. The fertilized egg, or zygote,
Video examples
How in vitro fertilizatio...
and only one will successfully penetrate through the armor of the zona pellucida. Upon successful fertilization, the zygote immediately begins developing into an embryo, and takes about three days to reach the uterus.
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Quote examples
Katha Pollitt
American Poet
I think there are a very few pro-lifers who would say that a zygote in a petri dish is the equivalent of you or me; it's just younger. If you can say that without laughing, maybe you are a true pro-lifer. But I think most people are able or willing to make distinctions that show they maybe don't quite believe that.
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Donald Johanson
American Scientist
Where we are going as a species is a big question. Human evolution certainly hasn't stopped. Every time individuals produce a new zygote, there's a reshuffling and recombination of genes. And we don't know where all of that is going to take us.
Quote examples
Katha Pollitt
American Poet
I think there are a very few pro-lifers who would say that a zygote in a petri dish is the equivalent of you or me; it's just younger. If you can say that without laughing, maybe you are a true pro-lifer. But I think most people are able or willing to make distinctions that show they maybe don't quite believe that.
Quote examples
Donald Johanson
American Scientist
Where we are going as a species is a big question. Human evolution certainly hasn't stopped. Every time individuals produce a new zygote, there's a reshuffling and recombination of genes. And we don't know where all of that is going to take us.
Example 1 of 2
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