| Latin = | GraySubject = | GrayPage = | Image = | Caption = | Image2 = | Caption2 = | System = | CarnegieStage = | Days = 1 | Precursor = | GivesRiseTo = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = z_01 | DorlandsSuf = 12871436 | }} For other meanings see Zygote . A zygote From Greek zug?tos ?joined?, from zugoun ?to join?) is a cell that is the result of fertilization. That is, two haploid cells—usually an ovum from a female and a sperm cell from a male—merge into a single diploid cell called the zygote (or zygocyte). Fusion of the sperm with the ovacyte occurs in the Fallopian tube and the resulting diploid zygote becomes embedded in the uterus wall. Animal zygotes undergo mitotic cell divisions to become an embryo. Other organisms may undergo meiotic cell division at this time (for more

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