ZYGOTE
\zˈa͡ɪɡə͡ʊt], \zˈaɪɡəʊt], \z_ˈaɪ_ɡ_əʊ_t]\
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the cell resulting from the union of an ovum and a spermatozoon (including the organism that develops from that cell)
By Princeton University
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.