Pro-oocyte
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pro-oocyte is a noun meaning (cytology) An undifferentiated germline cell with the potential to become an oocyte.
Meaning
(cytology) An undifferentiated germline cell with the potential to become an oocyte.
Example Sentences
Two of the sixteen germline cells in each egg chamber develop as pro-oocytes, and the first asymmetry arises when one of these cells is selected to become the oocyte.
In D. melanogaster, the nuclei of pro-oocytes and young oocytes are unsuitable for detailed cytological study at the light microscope level because of their small size.
Word Forms
- pro-oocytes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oogenesis, ovogenesis, oocytogenesis, osteoprogenitor, ovigenesis, holoblast.
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