zygote

single diploid eukaryotic cell formed by a fertilization event between two gametes
Thing cell_type Q170145
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zygote

Summary

zygote is a cell type[1]. zygote ranks in the top 2% of cell_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,717 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • zygote's instance of is recorded as cell type[3].
  • zygote's instance of is recorded as embryonic stage[4].
  • zygote followed oocyte[5].
  • zygote followed sperm[6].
  • zygote was followed by pre-embryo[7].
  • zygote was followed by embryo[8].
  • zygote was followed by morula[9].
  • zygote is a type of eukaryotic cell[10].
  • zygote is a type of diploid cell[11].
  • zygote is a type of diploid nucleated cell[12].
  • zygote's Commons category is recorded as Zygotes[13].
  • zygote's location of creation is recorded as fallopian tube[14].
  • zygote's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[15].
  • zygote's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[16].
  • zygote's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[17].
  • zygote's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18].
  • zygote's has effect is recorded as cleavage[19].
  • zygote's manifestation of is recorded as cell potency[20].
  • zygote's manifestation of is recorded as union[21].
  • zygote's fabrication method is recorded as fertilization[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include cell type[3] and embryonic stage[4]. Recorded subclass of include eukaryotic cell[10], diploid cell[11], and diploid nucleated cell[12].

Why It Matters

zygote ranks in the top 2% of cell_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,717 views/month).[2] zygote has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] zygote is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect cleavage
    Subject lexeme {'id': 'L330727', 'numeric-id': 330727, 'entity-type': 'lexe
    Followed by pre-embryo, embryo, morula
    Follows oocyte, sperm
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007536668505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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