(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
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fertilized ovum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | zygote |
| Type of | cell |
| Has types | heterozygote, homozygote |
Examples of fertilized ovum
fertilized ovum
In the case of a mammal such as a human, a pregnantwomangestates a fertilized ovum.
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A few mated by two cells fusing together to form a fertilized ovum and then later dividing to reproduce.
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Ontogenetically, we begin life as a simple fertilized ovum.
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Mono-zygotic twins develop from the same fertilized ovum and share the same set of inherited blueprints, often called identical twins.
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The Fallopian tubes, which allow the sperm to fertilize the ovum and would carry the fertilized ovum to the uterus, are closed.
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A surrogate mother is, commonly, a woman who bears an embryo, that is from another woman's fertilized ovum, to term for a couple biologically unable to have children.
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They only occur in ostracods whose females retain giant spermatozoa within their bodies until the moment of oviposition, when each ovum is fertilized by one sperm.
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