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Keywords: Oocyte, Ova, Ovum, Genesis, Haploid
The development of a female egg cell in the mother, from the immature oocyte up to the mature egg.
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formation and development of the ovum
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(oh´ eh jen e sis) [Gr. oon: egg + genesis: source] • Female gametogenesis, leading to production of the egg.
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Process of forming female gametes (ova).
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The production of oocytes.
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The multiplication (by the process of mitosis) of ova, or eggs, in the ovaries of the fetus.
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the development of the female animal germ cell within the female gonad.
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The process in which haploid egg cells (ova) form through meiotic division.
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consists of the meiotic cell divisions that lead to the production of ova (eggs) in females.
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Formation and maturation of oocytes in the ovary.
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development of ova
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oo-GEN-eh-sis The differentiation of an egg cell from a diploid oogonium, to a primary oocyte, to two haploid secondary oocytes, to ootids, and finally, after fertilization, to a mature ovum. 204
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( oo-oh- jen-eh-sis) The process in the ovary that results in the production of female gametes.
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The production of ova. The development of a diploid cell into a haploid ovum or egg cell. PICTURE
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The process of the development of female reproductive cells whereby the diploid chromosome number is reduced to the haploid.
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the process by which the ovum is formed in preparation for its development
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Gr. oon - an egg; Gr. genesis - origin, descent] The process in females whereby a mature ovum is formed from an oocyte.
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The process of ovum formation in female animals.
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The process by which immature germ cell mature into oocytes within the somatic gonad (for more detail see Greenstein, 2005).
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Oogenesis or rarely oögenesis is the creation of an ovum (egg cell) in the ovarian follicle of the ovary.
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