ovum
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The ovum was seen through a microscope in 1827.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2022
In fish, this occurs when sperm swim through the water to find the ovum.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The Oklahoma measure defines fertilisation as the "fusion of a human spermatozoon with a human ovum".
From BBC ● May 19, 2022
When a sperm and ovum combine during fertilization, the result is a single cell with a full set of genes, called the zygote.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2018
Lanning considered, “If you had all your equipment—the brain, the skeleton, the ovum, the proper hormones and radiations—say, two months.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
A female has a system “developed to produce ova” while a male has a system “developed to fertilize” that ova.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
The bill defines female as having XX chromosomes, and a reproductive and endocrine system that produces or would produce ova, or eggs.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2023
Scientifically speaking, animals with the capacity to produce ova are generally called “female” and sperm producers “male.”
From Scientific American ● May 1, 2023
But the fact that the woman produced ova did not necessarily mean she was a source of life.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2022
After ova are fertilized a three and one-half to four-month period of development begins which varies somewhat depending on the temperature.
From Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) by Ray D. Burkett
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