Search Results for: oocyte
Primary oocyte
Definition noun, plural: primary oocytes The oocyte that arises from the oogonium via the process of oocytogenesis, and... Read More
Secondary oocyte
Definition noun, plural: secondary oocytes The resulting oocyte when meiosis I is completed, and gives rise to ootid and... Read More
Parthenogenesis
To reproduce, by definition, means to produce new offspring. The process is referred to as reproduction, which is one of the... Read More
Human Reproduction
Terminology and Concepts Primary reproductive organs are called gonads - testes in the male and ovaries in the female.... Read More
Prophase I
Organisms all use mitosis to create more cells in the body. Meiosis, a similar process, is used in some organisms to undergo... Read More
Germinal vesicle
Definition noun The large nucleus of the primary oocyte before meiosis is completed and polar bodies are... Read More
Centrosome
Centrosome Definition What is a centrosome? The centrosome is considered to be the main microtubule-organizing... Read More
Diakinesis
Definition noun The final stage of prophase I of meiosis I in which the chromosomes condense, the nucleolus fragments and... Read More
Polar body
Definition noun, plural: polar bodies The cell that results from the asymmetric division of an oocyte. Supplement In animals... Read More