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接合体 (せつごうたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

接せつ合ごう体たい

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Meanings

1

zygote

Biology term for the cell formed by the union of two gametes.

接せつ合ごう体たいは受じゅ精せい後ごに形けい成せいさ

れる

。

A zygote is formed after fertilization.

Kanji

接touch, contact, adjoin
合fit, suit, join
体body, substance, object

Related words

受じゅ精せい卵らん
受精卵 is a more common term for 'fertilized egg' in everyday and medical contexts, while 接合体 is a technical biology term.

Word family

ヘミ接せつ合ごう体たい
hemizygote
ホモ接せつ合ごう体たい
homozygote
同どう型けい接せつ合ごう体たい
homozygote
ヘテロ接

Built from

接せつ合ごう+体たい

Etymology

Compound of 接合 (setsugō, 'union, conjugation') + 体 (tai, 'body, entity'). The term is a direct translation of the biological concept 'zygote'.

せつ

合ごう

体たい

heterozygote