oogenesis
IPA: ˈudʒˈɛnʌsʌs
noun
- (biology) The formation and development of an oocyte or ovum
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Examples of "oogenesis" in Sentences
- Each egg begins oogenesis as a primary oocyte.
- Egg cells may be produced via meiosis or mitosis oogenesis.
- In mammals, oogenesis occurs in the ovarian follicle of the ovary.
- Oogonia are the cells that turn into primary oocytes in oogenesis.
- The dictyate or dictyotene is a prolonged resting phase in oogenesis.
- In plants, oogenesis occurs inside the female gametophyte via mitosis.
- The secondary oocyte is the cell that is formed by meiosis I in oogenesis.
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