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Oocyte vs Zygote - What's the difference?

oocyte | zygote |

As nouns the difference between oocyte and zygote

is that oocyte is while zygote is zygote (fertilised egg cell).

oocyte

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (cytology) A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.

    • Hypernyms

    * gametocyte

    Coordinate terms

    * spermatocyte

    Anagrams

    *

    zygote

    English

    (wikipedia zygote)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fertilized egg cell.

    • Hyponyms

    * homozygote * heterozygote

    Derived terms

    () * zygotic

    Related terms

    () * dizygotic * monozygotic * zygosity