zygote

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See also: Zygote

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζυγωτός (zugōtós, yoked), past participle of ζυγόω (zugóō, to yoke), from ζυγόν (zugón, yoke), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (yoke). Cognate with yoke and jugular.

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈzaɪɡoʊt/

Noun

zygote (plural zygotes)

  1. A fertilized egg cell.
    Hyponyms: homozygote, heterozygote

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French

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Noun

zygote m (plural zygotes)

  1. zygote

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