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Dictionary of Biological Psychology

ovum

(from Latin, ovum: egg) An ovum (plural: ova) is a female sex cell, which when fertilized by SPERMATOZOA has the capacity to develop into a new individual.

See also: oocyte; reproduction

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Ovum from Dictionary of Biological Psychology. ISBN: 0-203-29884-5. Published: 02-22-2001. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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