fertilized egg cell after fusion with male gamete, cell produced by the uniting of male and female sex cells
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
Yet, all of the different cell types in the human body are derived from a single fertilized egg cell through differentiation.
zygote Diploid cell produced by the fusion of an egg and sperm; fertilized egg cell.
zygotic meiosis. Meiosis that takes place within the first few divisions after zygote formation; thus all stages in the life cycle other than the zygote are haploid.
[L. from medius - middle]. In reference to cleavage, the splitting of the fertilized egg cell along a vertical plane at right angles to the equator.
of nucleotides in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from a wide variety of humans, scientists have been able to trace our human origins to an African Eve called Lucy.) In order to mold the massive egg into an embryo, the original fertilized egg cell must be ...
 See also: Egg, Cell, Cells, Human, Sperm
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