Tags: Anatomical Structure, Embryology.

A zygote (from Greek ζυγωτός zygōtos joined or yoked from ζυγοῦν zygoun to join or to yoke) is the initial cell formed when two gamete cells are joined by means of sexual reproduction. In multicellular organisms it is the earliest developmental stage of the embryo.

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