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Fertilized ovum   /fˈərtəlˌaɪzd ˈoʊvəm/   Listen
Fertilized ovum

noun
1.
(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell).  Synonym: zygote.





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"Fertilized ovum" Quotes from Famous Books



... The fertilized ovum makes a lodgment on the inner surface of the uterus or womb and begins immediately to absorb its nourishment from the maternal organism. It soon develops a heart and blood vessels so related to the blood vessels ...
— The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction - Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male • Winfield S. Hall


Words linked to "Fertilized ovum" :   being, heterozygote, genetic science, cell, genetics, homozygote, organism


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