ZYGOTE

:''For other meanings see Zygote (disambiguation).''
A 'zygote' (Greek: ''ζυγωτόν'') is a cell that is the result of fertilization. That is, two haploid cells—usually (but not always) an ovum from a female and a sperm cell from a male—merge into a single diploid cell called the ''zygote'' (or ''zygocyte'').
Animal zygotes undergo mitotic cell divisions to become an embryo. Other organisms may undergo meiotic cell division at this time (for more information refer to biological life cycles).
Twins and multiple births can be monozygotic (identical) or dizygotic (fraternal), meaning they arise from one or several (strictly, two) fertilization events.
A 'biparental zygote' is a Chlamydomonas zygote that contains chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) from both parents.

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★ Sexual reproduction

★ Zygote intrafallopian transfer

★ Twin Zygosity