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Egg + sperm = zygote (fertilized egg)

As a hypothetical: zygote does not belong in that list.

The zygote being the result, the egg and the sperm being the starting process.

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It could also be debated that the sperm does not belong on the list as the other two are eggs (one fertilized, one not).

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What are the egg and the sperm cells called?

The cell formed after fertilization by sperm and egg is called a zygote. A zygote is a diploid cell, meaning a cell that has two sets of chromosomes (one from egg, one from sperm).


During fertilization if a sperm cell containing an x chromosome combines with an egg the resulting zygote will re result in a male?

If a sperm cell containing an X chromosome combines with an egg, the resulting zygote will have two X chromosomes, typically resulting in a female. Sperm cells with a Y chromosome combine with an egg to create a zygote with one X and one Y chromosome, typically resulting in a male.


How many gametes are required to make one zygote?

Two gametes – one egg and one sperm – are needed to fuse during fertilization to form a zygote. The egg carries genetic material from the mother, while the sperm brings genetic material from the father.


What would happen if more than one sperm were able to fertilize an egg?

In humans, only one sperm can fertilize an egg to form a zygote. If more than one sperm were able to fertilize an egg, it would result in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the zygote, leading to developmental issues and likely miscarriage. This phenomenon is known as polyspermy and is usually prevented by mechanisms in the egg that block additional sperm from entering once one has already fertilized it.


How does sperm successfully fertilize an egg?

Sperm successfully fertilizes an egg by swimming through the female reproductive tract to reach the egg in the fallopian tube. The sperm releases enzymes to break through the egg's outer layer, allowing one sperm to penetrate and merge with the egg's genetic material. This fusion forms a zygote, which eventually develops into an embryo.

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What is the number of nuclei in a zygote?

a zygote is a fertilized egg. one that has formed by the fusion of an egg cell and a sperm cell


What is the word that has the definition of one egg fertilized by one sperm divides?

Zygote


What are the egg and the sperm cells called?

The cell formed after fertilization by sperm and egg is called a zygote. A zygote is a diploid cell, meaning a cell that has two sets of chromosomes (one from egg, one from sperm).


During fertilization if a sperm cell containing an x chromosome combines with an egg the resulting zygote will re result in a male?

If a sperm cell containing an X chromosome combines with an egg, the resulting zygote will have two X chromosomes, typically resulting in a female. Sperm cells with a Y chromosome combine with an egg to create a zygote with one X and one Y chromosome, typically resulting in a male.


Which of these forms after th production of zygote?

After the production of a zygote through fertilization, the zygote undergoes multiple rounds of cell division to form a blastocyst. The blastocyst then implants into the uterus to continue developing into an embryo.


What is the one-cell structure that forms when a sperm and egg unite?

This is called the zygote. As it divides, it forms the embryo.


How many sperm cells can enter an egg cell?

Only one sperm fertilises an egg in normal cases, abnormally there are chances of fertilization by 2 or more sperm cells but such a zygote usually does not survive.


Does the reproductive system produce zygote?

One reproductive system alone does not produce a zygote. A human zygote is made from the joining of gametes (sperm and egg) from the male and female reproductive systems.


How many gametes are required to make one zygote?

Two gametes – one egg and one sperm – are needed to fuse during fertilization to form a zygote. The egg carries genetic material from the mother, while the sperm brings genetic material from the father.


What fertilize the egg?

A fertilized egg is known as a zygote. Once fertilized the egg travels down the fallopian tubes to implant in the uterus, this takes around ten days and it's not until this point that a woman is considered to be pregnant. The zygote develops into an embryo, fetus, and then into a baby.


How many sperms unite with the egg and what do you call this union?

Only one sperm unite with the egg at a time and this process is called fertilization. A zygote is formed after this union which later on develops in to an embryo.


What is the name of merging one sperm and one egg?

The term for the joining of an egg and a sperm is fertilization.