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Zygote

A single cell resulting from the fusion of male and female gametes (sperm and egg) at fertilization.

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Biology; Parasitology

Any cell resulting from the fusion of male and female gametes. The stage in the life cycle produced by fertilization. A fertilized egg.

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A fertilized egg with the diploid number of chromosomes formed by the union of the nuclei of male and female gametes.

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Archaeology; Evolution

The cell formed by the fertilization of male and female gametes.

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A fertilized egg. A diploid cell resulting from fertilization of an egg by a sperm cell.

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Biology; Marine biology

A fertilized egg. Or the diploid cell that results from the joining of two haploid gametes (sperm and egg) during sexual reproduction, that will cleave to form an embryo. See also ...

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A diploid cell formed by the fusion of two haploid gametes during fertilization in eukaryotic organisms with sexual reproduction. It is the first cell of the new individual.

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Medical; Stem cell research

The range of commitment options available to a cell.

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Stem cells that can develop into all the different cell types in the body except the placenta. They give rise to mulitpotent and unipotent stem cells as the embryo develops.

pluripotent
Medical; Stem cell research

Able to form all the body's cell lineages, including germ cells, and some or even all extraembryonic cell types. Example: embryonic stem cells.

plasticity
Medical; Stem cell research

Unproven notion that tissue stem cells may be able to generate the cell types of another tissue under certain conditions.

placenta
Medical; Stem cell research

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Medical; Stem cell research

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