ZYGOCYTE Meaning and
Definition
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A zygocyte refers to a single-celled organism resulting from the fusion of two gametes, typically from parents of different sexes, to form a zygote. This term is primarily used in the context of sexual reproduction in numerous organisms, including plants, animals, fungi, and protists. The gametes, which are reproductive cells, possess half the usual number of chromosomes and are specialized for fertilization. When two gametes, typically a sperm and an egg, unite during the process of fertilization, they form a zygote or zygocyte.
The zygocyte contains the combined genetic material from both parents, providing the necessary genetic information for the development of a new individual. This process is essential for producing offspring with genetic diversity, as each parent contributes a unique set of genes to the zygote. The zygocyte subsequently undergoes cell division, giving rise to the development of a multicellular organism.
In addition to sexual reproduction, zygocytes can also be formed through other types of fusion, such as in certain bacterial and fungal species. These zygotes often have unique characteristics and play crucial roles in the life cycle of these organisms.
Overall, a zygocyte can be understood as the initial single-celled stage resulting from the fusion of gametes, setting in motion the process of cellular division and subsequent development into a new individual.
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A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.
Common Misspellings for ZYGOCYTE
- zygotye
- zygote
- xygocyte
- sygocyte
- aygocyte
- ztgocyte
- zggocyte
- zhgocyte
- zugocyte
- z7gocyte
- z6gocyte
- zyfocyte
- zyvocyte
- zybocyte
- zyhocyte
- zyyocyte
- zytocyte
- zygicyte
- zygkcyte
- zyglcyte
Etymology of ZYGOCYTE
The word "zygocyte" is derived from the combination of two Greek terms: "zygo" and "kytos". "Zygo" means "yoke" or "unite", while "kytos" translates to "cell". Therefore, "zygocyte" refers to a cell that results from the union of two gametes (reproductive cells) during fertilization, forming the zygote.
Similar spelling words for ZYGOCYTE
- skewest,
- SKYWEST,
- saksida,
- suckiest,
- zygosity,
- SOCSD,
- sixty-seventh,
- XXCAD,
- sixty-three,
- Decimo-sexto,
- suggest,
- Zeuxite,
- CECOSDA,
- fresh-squeezed,
- skisuit,
- SXDT,
- sixty-four,
- CICOSAT,
- SOCSCID,
- skyest,
- sixty-foot,
- sixty-odd,
- XAXD,
- sexto-decimo,
- skeighest,
- PSXD,
- skieyest,
- XGSD,
- un-sexed,
- XX2D,
- SUCSD,
- Sixty-fourth,
- cobalt-sixty,
- SXIT,
- SKUSD,
- over-sexed,
- saggest,
- sixty-year-old,
- sixty-year,
- sagasti,
- hundred-and-sixty-fifth,
- sixty-eight-year-old,
- Czexit,
- sickest,
- sext,
- seaquest,
- scused,
- SXT,
- sciquest,
- CICST,
- skycity,
- Squeezed,
- SCDST,
- sixed,
- squeeze out,
- SSCSDD,
- CEICSTI,
- sexte,
- screwiest,
- syquest,
- Sixta,
- sexed,
- PSXT,
- one-sixty-five,
- succussed,
- seikest,
- SIGSD,
- sixty-second,
- sixty-fourmo,
- sixty-five,
- sixt,
- SCOSTA,
- sext-,
- CICSD,
- highly-sexed,
- soughest,
- sixty-first,
- sixty-niner,
- SEAGST,
- Sixto,
- seacoast,
- sexhood,
- CEXT,
- CEECSDA,
- sixty-two-year-old,
- XKSD,
- SCWIST,
- SURV.SCPST,
- sixty-seven,
- eighty-sixed,
- sixty-nine,
- sioux city,
- scruzed,
- three-sixty,
- XXDYE,
- sixty-fifth,
- PSACCSD,
- one-sixty-fourth,
- XXTAH,
- sexta-feira,
- sixty-third,
- Sequacity,
- Sexto,
- sixty-eighth,
- sixty-one,
- sixty,
- sixty-two,
- de-sexed,
- sixty-three-year-old,
- sixty-day,
- sixty-five-year-old,
- succeed,
- squeezit,
- sixty-ninth,
- SXAD,
- SWECOAST,
- sixte,
- deep-sixed,
- Seaquist,
- Sexta,
- sixty-six,
- skyiest,
- sagacity,
- XXOD,
- SYCSD,
- SGSET,
- sixty-sixth,
- sixty-eight.
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