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o·o·cyte 
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Audio Help [oh-uh-sahyt] Pronunciation Key –noun Cell Biology.
| an immature egg cell of the animal ovary; in humans, one oocyte matures during the menstrual cycle, becoming an ootid and then an ovum, while several others partially mature and then disintegrate. |
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Oocyte
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| o·o·cyte
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n. A cell from which an egg or ovum develops by meiosis; a female gametocyte. |
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| oocyte | |
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| a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions |
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| oocyte
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A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to form eggs. |
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