An oocyte (/ ˈoʊəsaɪt /, oöcyte, or ovocyte) is a female gametocyte or germ cell involved in reproduction. In other words, it is an immature ovum, or egg cell. An oocyte is produced in a …

2025年3月14日 · The meaning of OOCYTE is an egg before maturation : a female gametocyte.

Here we provide functional definitions of the oocyte and egg, and how they can be used in the context of mammalian gamete biology and beyond. Keywords: oocyte, oocyte maturation, egg, …

4 天之前 · The oocyte (eggs, ova, ovum) is arrested at an early stage of the first { {meiosis)) (first meiotic) division as a primary oocyte (primordial follicle) within the ovary. Following puberty, …

2022年7月24日 · The oocyte is an immature female sex cell. It starts off as an oogonium by the process of oocytogenesis, and matures to give rise to a fully mature ovum or egg cell and …

It is produced in the ovary by an ancestral cell called oogonium and gives rise to the ovule, which can be fertilized. An oocyte is a female germ cell in the process of development. An egg is the …

The oocyte is the major determinant of embryo developmental competence in women. It delivers half the chromosomal complement to the embryo, but the maternal and paternal genomes are …

Female gamete or sex cell.

Oocytes are the female gametes in animals, specifically the immature eggs that develop in the ovaries. They play a critical role in reproduction by undergoing maturation and fertilization, …

In this review, we consider the diversity of oocyte meiotic spindle assembly and structure across animal phylogeny, review recent advances in our understanding of how animal oocytes …