PRONUCLEUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: pronuclei   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygote

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("pronucleus" is a kind of...):

cell nucleus; karyon; nucleus (a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction)

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