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fertilized ovum

noun

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

• Syn: ↑zygote

• Derivationally related forms: ↑zygotic (for: ↑zygote)

• Topics: ↑organism, ↑being, ↑genetics, ↑genetic science

• Hypernyms: ↑cell

• Hyponyms: ↑heterozygote, ↑homozygote

Useful english dictionary. 2012.