ZYGOTE


Meaning of ZYGOTE in English

/zuy"goht, zig"oht/ , n. Biol.

the cell produced by the union of two gametes, before it undergoes cleavage.

[ 1885-90; zygotós yoked, equiv. to zygo-, var. s. of zygoûn to yoke, join together (deriv. of zygón YOKE 1 ) + -tos adj. suffix ]

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