egg cell

egg cell
A cell, found in females, which merges with a sperm cell to form a zygote.
See Also: sperm cell

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  • egg cell — egg cell. = ootid (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • egg cell — egg cell. См. оотид. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • egg cell — n OVUM * * * see ovum …   Medical dictionary

  • egg cell — noun the female reproductive cell; the female gamete • Syn: ↑ovum • Derivationally related forms: ↑ovulate (for: ↑ovum) • Hypernyms: ↑gamete …   Useful english dictionary

  • egg cell — egg (def. 5). [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

  • egg cell — noun Date: 1880 ovum …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • egg cell — see ovum …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Egg — may refer to the following:Biology*Egg (biology), an ovum together with its shell or outer layer, internal membranes and nutrients for the embryo. *Egg cell or ovum, a haploid female reproductive cell or gamete. *Oocyte, an immature egg… …   Wikipedia

  • egg — egg1 [eg] n. [ME < ON, replacing native ey < OE æg, akin to Ger ei (pl. eier), prob. < IE base * owjom , * ojom , of a bird (> L ovum, Gr ōion) < * awei , bird (> L avis)] 1. the oval or round body laid by a female bird, fish,… …   English World dictionary

  • egg — egg1 eggless, adj. eggy, adj. /eg/, n. 1. the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to… …   Universalium

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