Oocyte

An oocyte or ovocyte is a female gametocyte that divides twice by mitosis and meiosis into two other oocytes or into two ootids. Oocytes should not be confused with ova.

Related Topics:
Gametocyte - Mitosis - Meiosis - Ootid

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There are two types of oocytes: primary oocytes and secondary oocytes. A primary oocyte is just a kind of initial oocyte that is formed by mitosis of an oogonium into two primary oocytes. Each primary oocyte forms by meiosis two secondary oocytes, and each secondary oocyte divides into one ootid.

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Each ootid, in turn, differentiates into an ovum

Related Topics:
Differentiate - Ovum

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The formation of an oocyte is called oocytogenesis. Thus, oocytogenesis is a form of gametocytogenesis whose male counterpart is spermatocytogenesis.

Related Topics:
Gametocytogenesis - Spermatocytogenesis

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