oogonium
noun
one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to oocytes.
oogonia
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pluralof oogonium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The oogonia produce primary oocytes that are arrested in prophase I of meiosis from the time of birth until puberty.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
At about 5 months gestation, the ovaries contain approximately six to seven million oogonia, which initiate meiosis.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Unlike spermatogonia, however, oogonia form primary oocytes in the fetal ovary prior to birth.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Without SRY, different genes are expressed, oogonia form, and primordial follicles develop in the primitive ovary.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Similar oogonia are produced amongst the Mucedines in the genus Peronospora, to which De Bary considers Cystopus to be closely allied.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
