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What is the definition of an oocyte

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an immature egg cell of the animal ovary; in humans, one oocyte matures during the menstrual cycle, becoming an ootid and then an ovum, while several others partially mature and then disintegrate.
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Oocyte: A cell in a ovary which may undergo meiotic division to form an ovum

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