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zygote (s) (noun), zygotes (pl)
The cell formed by the union of a male sex cell (a sperm) and a female sex cell (an ovum): The zygote develops into the embryo following the instruction encoded in its genetic material, the DNA.

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

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duplex zygote (s) (noun), duplex zygotes (pl)
A fertilized ovum which has two identical genes for a given dominant character: Duplex zygote is a historical term that was used in cell biology and embryology that applied to the context of zygosis of paramecium. ciliated epithelium ,
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multiplex zygote (s) (noun), multiplex zygotes (pl)
An embryo that comes to life from more than two parents:; multiplex baby: A multiplex zygote is a fertilized ovum which does not possess a gene for a given dominant character.
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simplex zygote (s) (noun), simplex zygotes (pl)
A fertilized ovum: A simplex zygote possesses only one gene for a given dominant character.
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