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gamete
vs.
zygote
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zygote
gamete vs. zygote
gamete
[
gam
-eet, g
uh
-
meet
]
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noun
a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism.
zygote
[
zahy
-goht,
zig
-oht ]
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noun
the cell produced by the union of two gametes, before it undergoes cleavage.