Definition of "oocytes" []

• Plural form of oocyte. (noun)

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• "The team from the US and Japan then transferred this gene, along with the one for GFP, into feline eggs - known as oocytes."
• "It is presently accepted in scientific circles that the production of eggs, known as oocytes, stops before birth for most species of mammals, including humans."
• "Experts know that the females of most species of mammals, including humans, stop producing eggs, known as oocytes, soon before birth, and that the number of eggs they are born with is the number they will have for the rest of their lives."