polar body

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Definition of polar body in English English dictionary

One of the small cells that are by-products of the meiosis that forms an egg

A minute cell produced and ultimately discarded in the development of an oocyte, containing little or no cytoplasm but having one of the nuclei derived from the first or second meiotic division

a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded

Hyphenation

po·lar bo·dy

Turkish pronunciation

pōlır bädi

Pronunciation

/ˈpōlər ˈbädē/ /ˈpoʊlɜr ˈbɑːdiː/