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“zygote”
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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“zygote”
A fertilized ovum which has two identical genes for a given dominant character.
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A fertilized ovum which does not possess a gene for a given dominant character.
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A fertilized ovum which possesses only one gene for a given dominant character.
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zygo-, zyg-, -zygous; zygomatico- +
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