Zygote
SINGLE DIPLOID EUKARYOTIC CELL FORMED BY A FERTILIZATION EVENT BETWEEN TWO GAMETES
Fertilized egg; Zygotes; Fertilized egg cell; Zytgote; Biparental zygote; Zygotic; Fertilised egg; Oosperm; Biparentality; Zygosis; Zygogenesis
A zygote (, ) is a eukaryotic cell formed by a fertilization event between two gametes. The zygote's genome is a combination of the DNA in each gamete, and contains all of the genetic information of a new individual organism.