Zygote

A zygote is the combined cell resulting from the union of sperm and egg. A zygote develops into an embryo. An embryo, a mass of cells with no recognizable human features, begins formation of a human body.
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Homozygote/HomozygotesAre individuals who have both genes in a pair with the same mutation.
HomozygousWhen both genes in a pair have the same mutation.
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Autosomal dominant inheritance refers to disorders that are expressed in the heterozygote, i.e., the affected person has one copy of a mutated allele and one allele that is functioning normally.
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Simply stated, IVF involves removing eggs from a woman, fertilizing them in the laboratory (in a culture dish, actually, not a test tube) and then transferring the fertilized eggs, or zygotes, into the uterus a few days later.
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Mutation, hereditary: A heritable change in the DNA of a gene or chromosome in a cell destined to become an egg or a sperm or the zygote (the conceptus) at the single-cell stage.
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One of the sperm fuses with egg to form a single cell called a zygote, which then starts dividing and becomes an embryo. This is transferred to the woman's womb and, if it implants successfully, develops as a normal embryo ...
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The female reproductive system consists of organs that enable a woman to produce eggs, to have sex, to nourish and house the fertilized egg (zygote) during its development and to give birth. These internal female organs include the: ...
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A single pregnancy occurs when the one egg released during ovulation by the mother is fertilized by one of the father’s sperm. The fertilized egg (zygote) implants in the uterus and grows during the pregnancy into one baby.
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This may be caused by a physical blockage in the tube. Ectopic pregnancy may also be caused by failure of the zygote (the cell formed after the egg is fertilized) to move down the tube and into the uterus.
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