| oogonium |
(pl: oogonia) 1. A germ cell of the female animal, that gives rise to oocytes by mitotic division.
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| oospore |
(Gr. oion, an egg + spore) A resistant spore developing from a zygote, resulting from the fusion of heterogametes in certain algae and fungi.
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| oosphere |
The non-motile female gamete in plants and some algae.
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| oocyte |
The egg mother cell; it undergoes two meiotic divisions (oogenesis) to form the egg cell. The primary oocyte is before completion of the first meiotic division; the secondary oocyte is after completion of the first meiotic division.
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| oogenesis |
The formation and growth of the egg or ovum in an animal ovary.
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