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What is a term used to describe an embryo 8 weeks after fertilization?
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∙ 13y ago
Well, it seems like after the 8th week it's called a fetus, but before it's just an embryo.
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What is a developing baby called in the early stages?
A developing baby in the early stages is called an embryo. This stage begins at fertilization and lasts for about 8 weeks. After that, the term fetus is used to describe the developing baby.
When is a zygote called a fetus?
Embryo's are called fetuses after 8 weeks. The term zygotes is only used right after fertilization before cleavage occurs when the embryo is still a single cell.
What is the name of merging one sperm and one egg?
The term for the joining of an egg and a sperm is fertilization.
How does the term gestation differ from the term incubation?
'Gestation' is the term used to describe the growth of an embryo, or foetus, inside the womb of an animal that gives live birth. 'Incubation' is the term used when the embryo develops inside an egg, outside the parent's body.
What term describes a devloping offspring afterthe first eight weeks of human pregnancy?
Foetus. You call it as an embryo in first 8 weeks.
What term is used to describe three weeks?
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From implantation through the 8th week of pregnancy what term is used to describe the developing child in the uterus?
embryo
What is the medical term meaning new organism produced by male and female fertilization?
The fertilized egg is known as the zygote. Over time, it develops into the embryo, then the fetus.
What term describes the size of starch?
describe the bean embryo in terms of its color and side
An embryo is a term used to describe a developing animal?
Yes it is. The Ovum combines with one Spermatozoa to first form a Zygote; this develops into the multi-Celled Blastocyte which quickly develops into an Embryo.
Is embryo is a term used to describe a developing animal?
Yes it is. The Ovum combines with one Spermatozoa to first form a Zygote; this develops into the multi-Celled Blastocyte which quickly develops into an Embryo.
Difference between a sperm cell egg cell fertilized egg and zygote?
A zygote is formed by the fusion of male and female reproductive cells. A embryo is a young organism in the early stages of development. A foetus or fetus ia a developing baby from about eight weeks after conception and a ovum is a female sex cell (egg in other words) (plural: ova) Zygote: Cell that is formed from the fertilization of a sperm and an egg, basically its a fertilized egg Embryo: Unborn baby, before it becomes a fetus Fetus: Fully formed baby (inside mum still) with head, fingers, no tail..
