egg cell
collocation in Englishmeaningsofeggandcell
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egg
noun
uk/eɡ/us/eɡ/
the oval object with a hard shell that is produced by female birds, especially chickens, eaten ...
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cell
noun[C]
uk/sel/us/sel/
the smallest basic unit of a plant ...
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(Definition ofeggandcellfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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As the functional megaspore, the megagametophyte is genetically identical to theeggcell.
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We found only oneeggcellwith a structure resembling the male nucleus attached to or fused with the egg nucleus.
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The possible role of this kinase in humaneggcellcycle regulation is discussed.
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The significance, if any, of the surface charge difference betweeneggcelland zygote is not clear.
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This was done by pushing the microcapillary firmly until it penetrated into theeggcellor the central cell.
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The fertilizedeggcell, as a consequence, holds a mixture of past adaptations and future possibilities.
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Segmentation started between 20 and 30 min after fertilization, when theeggcellwas then formed.
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The isolation solution, therefore, containing 5% mannitol was judged to be the most suitable foreggcellisolation.
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The isolation of egg cells is difficult in angiosperms because theeggcellis deeply embedded within the ovule.
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Theeggcellwas then released by pressing the micropylar end of the embryo sac.
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The partial protrusion of the embryo sac through the micropyle of ovule facilitated penetration into the embryo sac wall and incision near theeggcell.
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In the perinuclear cytoplasm of theeggcell, microtubules become more or less randomly aligned.
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Microtubules in theeggcellare also altered.
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The movement ofeggcellor zygote in an electric field depends on its surface charge.
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However, without the application of an alternating current field, spontaneous fusion of twoeggcell protoplasts was occasionally observed in this medium.
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