Definition of "egg cell" []

• See egg1. (noun)

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• "The fuss about SCNT derives from the fact that this bizarre fusion of udder cell and enucleated egg cell ultimately resulted in Dolly."
• "I would argue that the immediate product of a skin cell and an enucleated egg cell fall short of the moral status of the union of sperm and egg."