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Reproduction biotechnology

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Preferred term

fertilized egg  

Entry terms

  • fertilized oocyte
  • zygote

Note

  • Development of a new generation is usually considered to begin with the zygote, which contains a new hereditary constitution (genome) contributed to by both parents through the union of sperm and oocyte. The process of syngamy establishes a genetically unique entity. (Source : INRA)

Subject

  • Development biology
  • Reproduction biology

preferred label (skos-xl)

In other languages

  • Information

    lexinfo:gender: masculin

    lexinfo:partOfSpeech: noun

    œuf

    French

  • ovocyte fécondé
  • zygote

URI

https://opendata.inra.fr/BRMH/153

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