An adult cnidarian produces gametes, which are either egg or sperm haploids (meaning half of the normal number of chromosomes), by meiosis (cell reduction and/or fission). When an egg and a sperm gamete fuse together, they form a fertilized cell, called a zygote.
This scenario is common across all species that sexually reproduce. The fact that most modern and often much more complex species use the exact same process as early (as well as modern) cnidarians use, testifies how successful this form of reproduction has been.
Yes, a zygote is a fertilized egg.
A fertilized ovum is called a zygote.
A fertilized ovule is called a zygote.
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A zygote.
Gamete is what it's called before the egg and the sperm is fertilized. When they are fertilized, together they form a zygote!
A zygote is a fertilized egg cell.
The fertilized egg cell is called a zygote and divides to form an embryo.
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zygote
A fertilized cell is when a mature ovum (egg) is fertilized by a sperm. It becomes a fertilized cell. The sperm enters the ovum and the tail drops off. Then mitosis occurs and the cell continues to develop.
when the ovary is fertilized the the fertilized egg will become a zygote