fertilized egg

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When a female produces a fertilized egg, the egg is moved to an incubator.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

The awe-inspiring process of cell division can turn a fertilized egg into a baby -- or a cancerous cell into a malignant tumor.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

Cultivated products are grown in steel tanks using cells from a living animal, a fertilized egg or a storage bank.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 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

Every cell in your body arises by successive cell divisions from a single cell, a fertilized egg generated by your parents.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan