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A Human Zygote, Which Has the Potential to Give Rise

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A human zygote, which has the potential to give rise to a complete new human, is often described as what type of cell?


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Stereosiomer

Molecules with the same molecular formula and sequence of bonded atoms, but they differ in the 3D orientation of their atoms in space.

Carboxylic Acid

Organic compounds that contain a carboxyl group (-COOH), which consists of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom and single-bonded to a hydroxyl group.

Oligopeptide

An oligopeptide is a short chain of amino acids, typically having fewer than 20 residues, connected by peptide bonds.

Polypeptide

A linear organic polymer consisting of a large number of amino-acid residues bonded together in a chain, forming part of (or the whole of) a protein molecule.

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