| Term: | oocyte pole plasm |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | oocyte |
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| Synonyms: | egg |
| Definition: | A female germ cell that has entered meiosis. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001109] |
| Name: | pole plasm |
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| Synonyms: | germ plasm, polar plasm |
| Definition: | Differentiated cytoplasm associated with a pole (animal, vegetal, anterior, or posterior) of an oocyte, egg or early embryo. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0045495] QuickGO AmiGO |