Zygote publishes original high-quality papers short communications topical review articles and a Forum section where controversial topics are discussed. Studies on plants invertebrates lower vertebrates mammals and humans at the molecular and cellular levels are published leading to a unique multidisciplinary publication. Topics include gametogenesis sperm-egg interaction activation of gametes polarity in oocytes and zygotes cell-cycle control cleavage cell-cell interactions and the generation of early cell lineages.

Zygote發表了原創的高質量論文簡短通信專題評論文章和論壇部分，討論了有爭議的話題。 在分子和細胞水平上研究植物無脊椎動物的低等脊椎動物哺乳動物和人類，這些研究發表了獨特的多學科出版物。 主題包括配子發生精子 - 卵子相互作用激活卵母細胞配子極性和受精卵細胞周期控制切割細胞 - 細胞相互作用和早期細胞譜系的產生。