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zygotelike en · ADJ

Etymology

From zygote + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a zygote.
   • Surprisingly, activation of oocytes occurred in the absence of meiotic resumption, resulting in cells with an oocytelike nucleus and interior cytoplasm, but with a zygotelike cortex. 1989 January 3, W M Bement, D G Capco, “Activators of protein kinase C trigger cortical granule exocytosis, cortical contraction, and cleavage furrow formation in Xenopus laevis oocytes and eggs.”, in Journal of Cell Biology:

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