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<big>A developing egg is called an oocyte. Its differentiation into a mature egg (or ovum) involves a series of changes whose timing is geared to the steps of meiosis in which the germ cells go through their two final, highly specialized divisions.</big><ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26842/#:~:text=A%20developing%20egg%20is%20called,two%20final%2C%20highly%20specialized%20divisions. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26842/#:~:text=A%20developing%20egg%20is%20called,two%20final%2C%20highly%20specialized%20divisions.]</ref> | <big>A developing egg is called an oocyte. Its differentiation into a mature egg (or ovum) involves a series of changes whose timing is geared to the steps of meiosis in which the germ cells go through their two final, highly specialized divisions.</big><ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26842/#:~:text=A%20developing%20egg%20is%20called,two%20final%2C%20highly%20specialized%20divisions. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26842/#:~:text=A%20developing%20egg%20is%20called,two%20final%2C%20highly%20specialized%20divisions.]</ref> | ||
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 female fetus in the ovary during female gametogenesis. The female germ cells produce a primordial germ cell (PGC), which then undergoes mitosis, forming oogonia. During oogenesis, the oogonia become primary oocytes. An oocyte is a form of genetic material that can be collected for cryoconservation. | |||
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Revision as of 18:16, 3 January 2025
An oocyte is an immature egg cell. The oocyte will eventually break free from the follicle and travel down the fallopian tube – at which point it's called an egg (or ovum, if you're that way inclined). Once the egg gets fertilised by the sperm, it's a zygote.[1]
A developing egg is called an oocyte. Its differentiation into a mature egg (or ovum) involves a series of changes whose timing is geared to the steps of meiosis in which the germ cells go through their two final, highly specialized divisions.[2]
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 female fetus in the ovary during female gametogenesis. The female germ cells produce a primordial germ cell (PGC), which then undergoes mitosis, forming oogonia. During oogenesis, the oogonia become primary oocytes. An oocyte is a form of genetic material that can be collected for cryoconservation.