ootids
ootids is the plural of ootid.
Meaning of ootid
Noun
ootid (plural ootids)
- The haploid cell, produced by meiotic division of a secondary oocyte, that is a nearly mature ovum.
- Beyond the last of the oocytes, toward the lumen, are found numerous closely packed ootids, which have small pronuclei and are less basophilic than the smaller oocytes, due to the accumulated yolk in the cytoplasm.1972, P. R. Gross, L. I. Malkin, M. Hubbard, “Synthesis of RNA During Oogenesis of the Sea Urchin”, in Meredith C. Gould, editor, Invertebrate Oogenesis II, page 37
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