Difference between revisions of "oogonium"

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|lexical category=noun; plural <b>oogonia</b>
 
|lexical category=noun; plural <b>oogonia</b>
 
|etymology=Greek <i>oion</i>, egg; <i>gonos</i>, offspring
 
|etymology=Greek <i>oion</i>, egg; <i>gonos</i>, offspring
|definition=A germ cell that gives rise to the oocytes by mitotic division.
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|definition=A germ [[cell]] that gives rise to the [[oocytes]] by [[mitotic]] division.
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 13 September 2013

oogonium (noun; plural oogonia; Greek oion, egg; gonos, offspring): A germ cell that gives rise to the oocytes by mitotic division.