Today's Rocket Words: Your 5 words and meanings to learn

fertilisation

when a sperm cell and an egg cell combine

embryo

the name of unborn offspring up to week 8 of development

zygote

a cell made from the fusion of two gametes

foetus

the name of unborn offspring from week 9 to birth

gamete

a male or female sex cell, i.e. a sperm cell or an egg cell

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