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What is the difference between an egg and an embryo?

April 26, 2017egg embryo

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What is the difference between an egg and an embryo?

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An egg, also called an oocyte, is a female reproductive cell. It only contains the genetic material of the woman it comes from. An embryo is an egg that has been fertilized with a sperm, which means it contains genetic material from both the woman and man.