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Meaning of POLAR BODY

Pronunciation:  'powlur 'bâdee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded
 
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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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