Question

Zygote- Write short notes.

Answer 1

Zygote: The cell formed by the union of a male sex cell (a sperm) and a female sex cell (an ovum). The zygote develops into the embryo following the instruction encoded in its genetic material, the DNA. The unification of a sperm and an ovum to form a zygote constitutes fertilization.

Answer 2

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◆ Zygote -

• Zygote is basically fertilized ovum.
• It is formed by union of sperm cell (male gamete) with egg cell (female gamete) through a process called fertilization.
• Zygote is a diploid structure.
• It is first cell and earliest stage of development in multicellular organisms.
• It eventually divides multiple times to form an embryo.
• In humans, normal zygote has 46 chromosomes.

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