Oocytes, illustration. Oocytes are immature egg cells, the female gametes (sex cells). Oocytes are encased in a glycoprotein shell called the zona pel

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Oocytes, illustration. Oocytes are immature egg cells, the female gametes (sex cells). Oocytes are encased in a glycoprotein shell called the zona pellucida that prevents more than one sperm from fertilising the same egg.

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Size: 3542px × 4934px
Photo credit: © VIVID BIOLOGY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: artwork, biological, biology, cell, cells, egg, female, fertilisation, gamete, gametes, gametocyte, germ, illustration, immature, oocyte, oocytes, orange, ovocyte, ovum, reproduction