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fertilized ovum

DEFINITIONS OF: fertilized ovum

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n (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)

Synonyms:
zygote
Types:
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
Type of:
cell
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
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