Question

Difference of a zygote and foetus

Answer 1

The cell formed (immediately) after fertilisation of male and female gamete is known as zygote.

An embryo is a further developed version of a zygote with few differentiated cells; for example when the formation of hands, legs starts to become more prominent.

Answer 2

Answer:

Zygote:

• It is the earliest stage of development

• It is formed by the fusion of male and female gametes

• It is a single cell

Foetus

• It is the last developmental stage of an organism

• The stage of the embryo that shows all the main recognizable body parts of a mature organism