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ECB-ANAT-116

Anatomy Term: mature oocyte
ECAO ID: 0104610
Synonyms: female gamete, female germ cell, unfertilized egg, egg
Definition: "A mature female gamet that has entered meiosis."
Stage Range: mature oocyte stage to mature oocyte stage
Marker Genes:
Antibody:
Develops From:
Anatomy Item Stage Range
immature occyte undefined to fully grown oocyte with no nucleus stage
Develops Into:
 
Parent(s): immature occyte

 

Parent(s): oocyte (is_a) germ cell (part_of)

 


References: NCBO BioPortal , Ontology Lookup Service