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Oocyte vs Ootid - What's the difference?

oocyte | ootid |

As nouns the difference between oocyte and ootid

is that oocyte is a cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte while ootid is the haploid cell, produced by meiotic division of a secondary oocyte, that is a nearly mature ovum.

oocyte

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (cytology) A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.

    • Hypernyms

    * gametocyte

    Coordinate terms

    * spermatocyte

    Anagrams

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    ootid

    English

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) The haploid cell, produced by meiotic division of a secondary oocyte, that is a nearly mature ovum