oogonium
oogonium (pl. oogonia)
1. The female sex organ (gametangium) of algae and fungi.
2. Any of the immature sex cells in the animal ovary that give rise to oocytes by mitotic divisions (see oogenesis).
1. The female sex organ (gametangium) of algae and fungi.
2. Any of the immature sex cells in the animal ovary that give rise to oocytes by mitotic divisions (see oogenesis).
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