zygotic

[ zahy-got-ik ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. of or relating to a zygote.
2. having zygosity.

Other Words From

• zy·goti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of zygotic¹

First recorded in 1905–10; zygote + -ic

Example Sentences

Each point represents a single cell. f, Diagram summarizing the observations made in the study and their relationship to the onset of zygotic POU5F1 expression.

From Nature

Then-me was zygotic, all potential and flux, and he tried to irradiate me to the world, to help mutate now-me into existence.

From Washington Post

Despite their zygotic transcription, late-blastula embryos still coupled tail length with translation.

From Nature

The levels of these factors regulate multiple events of the MBT, including the slowing of the cell cycle, the onset of zygotic transcription, and the developmental activation of the kinase Chk1.

From Science Magazine

The colour of an animal or of a flower, the shape of a seed, or the pattern on the wings of a moth are all zygotic properties, and all capable of direct estimation.

From Project Gutenberg