Zygote

From Embryology

Introduction

Early zygote.jpg

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.


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Parental Genomes

Labeled parental genomes in an early zygote (mouse)


Parental genome mix 01 icon.jpg Movie of labeled genomes combining during first mitotic divisions in the mouse.

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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, March 29) Embryology Zygote. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Zygote

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