microlecithal egg

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• microlecithal — mi·cro·lec·i·thal .mī krō les ə thəl adj having little yolk <a microlecithal egg> * * * mi·cro·lec·i·thal (mi″kro lesґĭ thəl) [micro + lecithal] containing little yolk, such as the eggs of mammals and echinoderms …   Medical dictionary

• Egg (biology) — Bird eggs and others (click on image for key) …   Wikipedia

• 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

• microlecithal — adj. [Gr. mikros, small; lekithos, egg yolk] Containing little yolk …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• miolecithal — Denoting an egg with little yolk which is uniformly dispersed throughout the egg. [mio + G. lekithos, egg yolk] * * * mio·lec·i·thal .mī ō les ə thəl adj MICROLECITHAL * * * mio·lec·i·thal (mi″o lesґĭ thəl) microlecithal …   Medical dictionary

• oligolecithal — Having little yolk; denoting an egg in which there is only a little scattered deutoplasm. [oligo + G. lekithos, yolk] * * * oli·go·lec·i·thal les ə thəl adj of an egg having little yolk <echinoderm eggs are oligolecithal> * * *… …   Medical dictionary

• macrolecithal — adj. [Gr. makros, large; lekethos, egg yolk] With a large amount of yolk; see microlecithal …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology