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[[File:Early zygote.jpg|left]] The first diploid cell that forms following [[fertilization]] by fusion of the haploid [[oocyte]] (egg) and [[spermatozoa]] (sperm) resulting in the combination of their separate genomes. The first image shows the cell with the 2 pronuclei still present before fusion enclosed within the zona pellucida. | [[File:Early zygote.jpg|left]] The first diploid cell that forms following [[fertilization]] by fusion of the haploid [[oocyte]] (egg) and [[spermatozoa]] (sperm) resulting in the combination of their separate genomes. The first image shows the cell with the 2 pronuclei still present before fusion enclosed within the zona pellucida. | ||
:'''Links:''' [[Fertilization]] | [[Week 1]] | |||
Revision as of 12:17, 3 June 2010
Introduction
The first diploid cell that forms following fertilization by fusion of the haploid oocyte (egg) and spermatozoa (sperm) resulting in the combination of their separate genomes. The first image shows the cell with the 2 pronuclei still present before fusion enclosed within the zona pellucida.
- Links: Fertilization | Week 1
--Mark Hill 19:07, 5 August 2009 (EST) 19:01, 5 August 2009 (EST) Page under development - notice removed when completed.
Parental Genomes
Movie of labeled genomes combining during first mitotic divisions in the mouse.
Glossary Links
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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 19) Embryology Zygote. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Zygote
- © Dr Mark Hill 2024, UNSW Embryology ISBN: 978 0 7334 2609 4 - UNSW CRICOS Provider Code No. 00098G
