Zygote is the first cell of the life. Explain.

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Fertilization is the joining of sperm cell and egg cell. Fertilization brings together the chromosomes from each parent, creating the first diploid cell, or zygote, of the new human. The zygote divides mitotically and produces numbers of cells which performs different functions for survival.

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