"Zygote" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The fertilized OVUM resulting from the fusion of a male and a female gamete.
| Descriptor ID |
D015053
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.490.690.970 A11.497.497.950 A16.950
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| Concept/Terms |
Zygote- Zygote
- Zygotes
- Fertilized Ovum
- Ovum, Fertilized
- Fertilized Egg
- Egg, Fertilized
- Eggs, Fertilized
- Fertilized Eggs
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Zygote" by people in Profiles.
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Maternal loss of mouse Nlrp2 alters the transcriptome and DNA methylome in GV oocytes and impairs zygotic genome activation in embryos. Clin Epigenetics. 2025 Jun 03; 17(1):92.
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An oocyte-specific Cas9-expressing mouse for germline CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing. Genesis. 2024 04; 62(2):e23589.
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Global SUMOylation in mouse oocytes maintains oocyte identity and regulates chromatin remodeling and transcriptional silencing at the end of folliculogenesis. Development. 2023 09 01; 150(17).
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Causative Mutations and Mechanism of Androgenetic Hydatidiform Moles. Am J Hum Genet. 2018 11 01; 103(5):740-751.
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Zygote injection of CRISPR/Cas9 RNA successfully modifies the target gene without delaying blastocyst development or altering the sex ratio in pigs. Transgenic Res. 2017 Feb; 26(1):97-107.
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Somatic mosaicism and allele complexity induced by CRISPR/Cas9 RNA injections in mouse zygotes. Dev Biol. 2014 Sep 01; 393(1):3-9.
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Deletion of Porcn in mice leads to multiple developmental defects and models human focal dermal hypoplasia (Goltz syndrome). PLoS One. 2012; 7(3):e32331.
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The maternal-effect, selfish genetic element Medea is associated with a composite Tc1 transposon. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Jul 22; 105(29):10085-9.
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Autophagy occurs upstream or parallel to the apoptosome during histolytic cell death. Development. 2006 Apr; 133(8):1457-65.
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Roles of NPM2 in chromatin and nucleolar organization in oocytes and embryos. Science. 2003 Apr 25; 300(5619):633-6.