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what is the name of the cell after the sperm and egg have joined together during fertilization?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago
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    "A zygote is a single cell which has formed as the result of the merging of an egg cell and a sperm cell. In other words, it's a fertilized egg, with the potential to develop into a living organism. The formation of a zygote represents the moment at which conception occurs, making it an important landmark in the process of fetal development from an ethical, legal, and moral standpoint as well as a scientific one."

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  • 7 years ago

    Initially it's a zygote, which is the earliest stage of development of an embryo. It's called an embryo for the first 8 weeks, and then fetus for the next 7 months, and then finally, BABY!

    Source(s): Health teacher
  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Zygote.

  • 7 years ago

    Roweena

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Zygote, I think

  • 7 years ago

    blastocyst first before becoming a zygote

    Source(s): 3 mc's and 18 wks preg w/twins
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