fertilized ovum

Other forms: fertilized ova

Definitions of fertilized ovum

1. noun

   (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 that has two different forms of a particular gene, resulting in different outcomes in the 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