Zygote vs. Fetus

Zygotenoun

A fertilized egg cell.

Zygotenoun

the cell resulting from the union of an ovum and a spermatozoon (including the organism that develops from that cell)

Zygote

A zygote (from Greek ζυγωτός zygōtos or , from ζυγοῦν zygoun or ) is a eukaryotic cell formed by a fertilization event between two gametes. The zygote's genome is a combination of the DNA in each gamete, and contains all of the genetic information necessary to form a new individual.

Fetusnoun

An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.

Fetusnoun

A human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.

Fetusnoun

The young or embryo of a vertebrate animal in the womb, or in the egg; often restricted to the later stages in the development of viviparous and oviparous animals. showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal, embryo being applied to the earlier stages.

Fetusnoun

an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal

Fetus

|Image = Human Fetus2.jpg |Image_caption = Foetus A fetus or foetus (; plural fetuses, feti, foetuses, or foeti) is the unborn offspring of an animal that develops from an embryo. Following embryonic development the fetal stage of development takes place.