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How is an oocyte different from an egg?

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What is another name for an egg cell?

oocyte


Is Oocyte haploid?

Unfertilized egg is haploid; but fertilized egg is diploid. That is why you sometimes see chickens even in commercial eggs.


What kind of gametocype is 'oocyte'?

"Oo" is the prefix for "egg" and "cyte" is the suffix for "cell," so an "oocyte" is an egg cell. It is the fundamental female sex cell, complementary to the male sperm.


What is difference between oocyte and egg?

they are 2 difrent thing


The cell commonly called the egg or ovum is more correctly called?

a secondary oocyte.


What transports secondary oocyte toward uterus?

The fallopian tubes also knows as the uterine tubes transport the secondary oocyte or the fertilized egg to the uterus.


How many egg cells come form a female germ cell?

One primary oocyte divides by meiosis and produces one polar body and one secondary oocyte. The polar body goes on to produce two more polar bodies, and the secondary oocyte divides into one polar body and one ovum. Therefore, one cell is produced from one primary oocyte.


What are unusable egg cells called?

Unfertilized egg is called an Oocyte. In a fertilized egg is called a Zygote.


How many eggs are produced from one oocyte?

one cell is produced from one primary oocyte.


During cytokinesis in a female what divides unequally?

The oocyte (immature ovum or egg). It produces a secondary oocyte (large, lots of cytoplasm) and a polar body (small, does not survive).


What structure in the ovary contains the developing oocyte egg?

in the Vesicular (Graafian) follicle


What cell can you see with your own eyes?

the Oocyte is the largest human cell and can be seen by the naked eye. more information on the Oocyte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oocyte