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gamete vs. zygote

[ gam-eet, guh-meet ]
noun
  1. a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism.
[ zahy-goht, zig-oht ]
noun
  1. the cell produced by the union of two gametes, before it undergoes cleavage.

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