| NOUN | body | fertilized ovum, zygote | (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) |
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| Meaning | (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell). | |
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| Synonym | zygote | |
| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| organism, being | A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | |
| Narrower | heterozygote | (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring |
| homozygote | (genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic | |
| Broader | cell | (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms |
| Spanish | cigoto, zigoto | |
| Catalan | zigot | |
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