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OOGENESIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oogenesis mean?
• OOGENESIS (noun)
The noun OOGENESIS has 1 sense:
1. development of ova
Familiarity information: OOGENESIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Development of ova
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("oogenesis" is a kind of...):
gametogenesis (the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis)
Context examples
Oogenesis occurs by meiosis and is essential for the production of mature eggs.
(Oogenesis, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in signal transduction during oogenesis.
(BMP15 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
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