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MeSH Heading: Zygote
Tree Number(s): A05.360.490.690.970; A11.497.497.950; A16.950
Unique ID: D015053
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015053
Scope Note: The fertilized OVUM resulting from the fusion of a male and a female gamete.
Entry Term(s): Fertilized Egg; Fertilized Ovum; Ovum, Fertilized
NLM Classification #: WQ 205
Previous Indexing: Ovum (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 75
History Note: 75
Date Established: 1975/09/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2002/07/03

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0023163
Scope Note: The fertilized OVUM resulting from the fusion of a male and a female gamete.
Terms: Zygote Preferred Term
Term UI T043907
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Fertilized Egg
Term UI T043909
Date01/13/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Fertilized Ovum
Term UI T043910
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Ovum, Fertilized
Term UI T043911
Date01/13/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

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