zygote
noun
the cell produced by the union of two gametes, before it undergoes cleavage.
zygotes
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pluralof zygote.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Monosomic human zygotes missing any one copy of an autosome invariably fail to develop to birth because they lack essential genes.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
“For these and other reasons, the whole notion of simply recovering ancient DNA and plugging it into living cells to generate zygotes is profoundly impractical,” he said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2018
Scientists could then select the zygotes with the most desirable genomes and discard the rest.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2018
Still, she already has responsibilities to her three zygotes.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2018
Three out of the 16 zygotes contain R but not P, and these must be rose-combed birds.
From Mendelism Third Edition by Reginald Crundall Punnett
