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English noun: zygote

1. zygote (body) (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)


Synonymsfertilized ovum


Broader (hypernym)cell


Narrower (hyponym)heterozygote, homozygote


Domain categorybeing, genetic science, genetics, organism









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