Immature ovum
Immature Ovum
An Immature Ovum (pronunciation: /ɪˈmætʃər ˈoʊvəm/), also known as an oocyte, is a female reproductive cell or gamete that is in an early stage of development. The term is derived from the Latin words 'ovum' meaning egg, and 'immaturus' meaning not mature or ripe.
Etymology
The term 'ovum' is Latin for egg, and 'immature' is derived from the Latin 'immaturus', which means not mature or ripe. The term 'oocyte' is derived from the Greek words 'oion' meaning egg, and 'kytos' meaning cell.
Description
An immature ovum, or oocyte, is an egg cell that has not yet completed its first meiotic division. This process, known as meiosis, is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four gamete cells. The process is fundamental to sexual reproduction.
Related Terms
- Oogenesis: The process of female gamete, or egg, production which includes the development of the immature ovum.
- Meiosis: A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.
- Gamete: A mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.
- Zygote: A eukaryotic cell formed by a fertilization event between two gametes.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Immature ovum
- Wikipedia's article - Immature ovum
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