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oocyte
n. developing egg cell, cell which will mature into an ovum (Biology)


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Oocyte
An oocyte, ovocyte, or rarely oöcyte, is a female gametocyte or germ cell involved in reproduction. In other words, it is an immature ovum. An Oocyte is part the Ovary development, Different names for different stages. The Germ cells produce a primordial Germ Cell (PGC) which becomes an Oogonia which marks the start of Mitosis. After Mitosis stops (due to actions of Retinoic acid and the mesenephros) meiosis starts. This stage the Oogonia is now an Oocyte.
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oocyte
Noun
1. a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions
(hypernym) gametocyte


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oocyte (f)
n. oocyte, developing egg cell, cell which will mature into an ovum (Biology)

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Oocyte
A female germ cell in the works; a developing egg cell.

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