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polar body [′pō·lər ‚bäd·ē]

(cell and molecular biology)

One of the small bodies cast off by the oocyte during maturation.

Polar Body

(also polocyte), in animals, a formation containing nuclear material and a small amount of cytoplasm. The polar bodies separate from the oocyte in the first and second meiotic divisions and subsequently degenerate.

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No references found			Of the 120 total eggs counted in control treatments, none of the eggs without incorporated sperm formed polar bodies because of spontaneous egg activation. Effects of ultraviolet radiation on gametic function during ... by Seaver, Ryan W.; Ferguson, Gary W.; Gehrmann, William H.; Misamore, Michael J. / Journal of Shellfish Research The chromosomes of polar bodies provide an indication of whether the corresponding egg is normal or abnormal; if the polar bodies have the wrong number of chromosomes, so does the egg. Novel genetic test improves pregnancy rates in older women by Asian News International Cleavage began after discharge of the polar bodies, the first and second one being along the vertical axis of the egg (stages 4&5) and the third in the horizontal plane just above the axis (Fig. Embryonic and larval development of haliotis tuberculata coccinea ... by De Vicose, G. Courtois; Viera, M.P.; Bilbao, A.; Izquierdo, M.S. / Journal of Shellfish Research			Pola Gojawiczynska Polabian Polabian Slavs polacke Polak, Karl Poland Poland China swine Poland, Kingdom of Poland, Luke Poland, partitions Poland, partitions of Polanica Zdroj Polanica Zdrój Polaniec Manifesto of 1794 Polanski Polanski, Roman Polanyi, John Charles polar Polar Air polar angle polar anticyclone polar automatic weather station polar axis Polar Bear Polar Bear Swim Day Polar bodies Polar Body polar cap polar chart Polar Circle Polar Climate polar compound polar continental air polar convergence polar coordinates Polar Coordinates in the Plane polar covalent bond polar crystal polar cyclone Polar Day polar desert polar developable polar diagram Polar Distance polar easterlies polar electrojet polar equation polar exploration Polar Fauna polar firn Polar Flora			polar b polar b polar b polar b polar b Polar Ball polar bear polar bear Polar Bear Administrative Committee Polar Bear Association Polar bear club Polar bear habitat Polar bear habitat Polar Bear hunting Polar Bear hunting Polar bear liver Polar bear liver Polar bear liver Polar Bear Software Company Polar Bear Specialist Group Polar Bear Swim Day Polar bears Polar bears Polar Bears Cricket Club Polar Bears International Polar behaviour Polar behaviour Polar behaviour Polar bera Polar bera Polar bodies polar body polar body polar body polar body biopsy Polar bond Polar bond Polar bond Polar bonds Polar bonds Polar bonds polar cap polar cap Polar Cap Absorption Polar Cap Anomaly Polar Cap Disturbance Polar caps Polar caps polar cataract polar cataract polar cataract polar cataract polar chart polar circle polar circle Polar circles Polar climate Polar clock Polar co-ordinates Polar cod Polar Command and Data Acquisition

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Polar Body (redirected from Polar bodies)

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