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The development of the embryo is called embryogenesis. In [[organisms]] that reproduce [[sexual]]ly, once a sperm fertilizes an egg cell, the result is a cell called the zygote that has half of the DNA of each of two parents. The resulting embryo derives 50 percent of its genetic makeup from each parent. In plants, animals, and some protists, the zygote will begin to divide by mitosis to produce a multicellular organism. The result of this [[process]] is an embryo.
The development of the embryo is called embryogenesis. In [[organisms]] that reproduce [[sexual]]ly, once a sperm fertilizes an egg cell, the result is a cell called the zygote that has half of the DNA of each of two parents. The resulting embryo derives 50 percent of its genetic makeup from each parent. In plants, animals, and some protists, the zygote will begin to divide by mitosis to produce a multicellular organism. The result of this [[process]] is an embryo.
==See also==
*'''''[[Fetus]]'''''
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