animal pole

animal pole

noun Biology.
the formative part of an ovum, having the greatest amount of cytoplasm and containing the nucleus.
Compare vegetal pole.


Origin:
1885–90
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Animal pole is always a great word to know.
So is nucleus. Does it mean:
a mass of protoplasm found in most cells, directing their growth, metabolism, reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters
the science of heredity, dealing with characteristics of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment
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animal pole n.
The nuclear site in an ovum and the point from which polar bodies are extruded during maturation. Also called germinal pole.

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