Glossary of Genetic Terminology
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ZYGOTE:
The single cell with 46 chromosomes resulting from the fertilisation of an egg (containing 23) by a sperm (containing 23). Through cell division (mitosis), the zygote
develops into a multicellular embryo and then into
a fetus.