Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: zygote  'zI,gowt
  1. (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
    - fertilized ovum, fertilised ovum [Brit]

Derived forms: zygotes

Type of: cell

Encyclopedia: Zygote

Nearest

zygomorphic
zygomorphous
Zygomycetes
Zygomycota
Zygomycotina
Zygophyllaceae
Zygophyllum
Zygophyllum fabago
Zygoptera
zygospore
zygote
zygotene
zygotic
Zyklon A
Zyloprim
zymase
zymo-
zymogen
zymoid
zymology
zymolysis