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Early Development

In the first week, the zygote divides again and again as it travels to the uterus. Then it burrows into the lining. Step through the journey.

Zygote

Early developmentday 0 → day 7

The stages

📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
Early Development reference figure
Early Development — OpenStax, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)