- homolecithal egg
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An egg-cell with a relatively small amount of yolk evenly distributed through the cytoplasm.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
homolecithal egg
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egg — The female sexual cell, or gamete; after fertilization and fusion of the pronuclei it is a zygote and no longer an e.. In reptiles and birds, the e. is provided with a protective shell, membranes, albumin, and yolk for the nourishment of the … Medical dictionary
homolecithal — ho·mo·lec·i·thal les ə thəl adj of an egg ISOLECITHAL … Medical dictionary
homolecithal — ho•mo•lec•i•thal [[t]ˌhoʊ məˈlɛs ə θəl[/t]] adj. dvl (of an egg) having a fairly uniform distribution of yolk • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
homolecithal — “+ adjective Etymology: hom + lecithal : having the yolk small in amount and nearly uniformly distributed used of an egg; opposed to heterolecithal; compare alecithal * * * /hoh meuh les euh theuhl/, adj. Embryol. having a fairly uniform… … Useful english dictionary
isolecithal — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ at iso + adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary is + lecithal : homolecithal * * * /uy seuh les euh theuhl/, adj. Embryol. homolecithal. [1925 30; ISO + LECITHAL] * * * isolecithal /ī … Useful english dictionary
isolecithal — eggs having little yolk evenly distributed throughout the egg, e.g. eggs of Petromyzontidae, Acipenseridae, Amiidae, Lepisosteidae. Also called homolecithal … Dictionary of ichthyology
heterolecithal — “+ adjective Etymology: heter + Greek lekithos yolk of an egg + English al : having the yolk unequally distributed opposed to homolecithal * * * /het euhr euh les euh theuhl/, adj. Embryol. having an unequal distribution of yolk, as certain eggs… … Useful english dictionary
-lecithal — lecithal, suffix (ˈlɛsɪθəl) [f. Gr. λέκιθ ος yolk + al] used to form adjs. describing egg cells with yolks of specified kinds, as alecithal a., homolecithal adj. (s.v. homo ) … Useful english dictionary
