fertilized egg
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The fertilized egg then evolves into a float that returns to the surface and forms another colony.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024
Evolutionarily, it has always been taught that the purpose of menstruation is to shed old uterine linings in the absence of a fertilized egg.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2024
A fertilized egg had implanted in Colson’s uterus but did not grow into an embryo.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024
Animal embryos go through a series of characteristic developmental stages on their journey from a fertilized egg cell to a functional organism.
From Science Daily • Nov. 23, 2023
The instructions, he argued obliquely, were blended together in the fertilized egg.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
