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Meaning of POLAR BODY
Pronunciation:
'powlur 'bâdee
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Definition:
[n]
a
small
cell
containing
little
cytoplasm
that
is
produced
along
with
the
oocyte
and
later
discarded
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cell
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
A small
cell
which is the product of an uneven division of the
cytoplasm
during
meiosis
; the smaller of the two cells produced during a
meiotic division
of
oogenesis
(the larger one becomes an
oocyte
or
ovum
). It eventually degenerates.
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