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monoovulatory

monoovulatory adjective: in which a single ovum (egg) is produced.

Adjective

monoovulatory (not comparable)

  1. In which a single ovum (egg) is produced
    • Previous studies show that BMP15 enhances oocyte development and regulates oocyte developmental programming, and BMP15 mutation causes monoovulatory cycles in humans and reduces ovulation rate in mice [58 –59 ].2015 November 25, “Analysis of Pigeon ( Columba ) Ovary Transcriptomes to Identify Genes Involved in Blue Light Regulation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of monoovulatory

From mono- + ovulatory.

Questions about monoovulatory

What does monoovulatory mean?
Monoovulatory means in which a single ovum (egg) is produced.
What part of speech is monoovulatory?
Monoovulatory is an adjective.

Words near monoovulatory in the dictionary

  1. monooriented
  2. monoosteophil
  3. monoosteophils
  4. monoousian
  5. monoousious
  6. monoovulatory
  7. monooxidase
  8. monooxidases
  9. monooxygenase
  10. monooxygenases
  11. monooxygenation

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