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oocyte
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oocyte [′ō·ə‚sīt]
(histology)
An egg before the completion of maturation.


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In some individuals, ovaries contained only oogonia, but in other females at a more advanced stage of development and with larger ovaries, both oogonia and primary oocytes in the perinucleolar stage were present.
The developing stage (D), when the gonad is characterized by thick follicular trabeculae and abundant, pear shaped primary oocytes, joined by a peduncle to the follicular wall, occurred mainly during April, May, June, September, and October with over 50% frequency.
 
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