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

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cell
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
heterozygote homozygote
Rhyming Words
vum ovum cavum aevum novum deutovum tritovum pseudovum ortho novum sempervivum lilium parvum sulphur vivum pisum sativum nomen relativum glaucium flavum alpha privativum lepidium sativum nomen deminutivum triticum aestivum nomen attributivum
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