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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And, like other wrongful death statutes enacted more than a century ago, Alabama’s made no provision for zygotes, embryos, or fetuses.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2024
Polyploid animals are sterile because meiosis cannot proceed normally and instead produces mostly aneuploid daughter cells that cannot yield viable zygotes.
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
Still, she already has responsibilities to her three zygotes.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2018
Half the zygotes will be HA, one-fourth HH and one-fourth AA.
From Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family by Melvin Moses Knight
