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fertilized ovum

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  • noun (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)

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hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. cell

hyponyms (2)

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  1. heterozygote
  2. homozygote

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