isolecithal

isolecithal
\\| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ at iso-+\ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary is- + lecithal

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/uy'seuh les"euh theuhl/, adj. Embryol.
homolecithal.
[1925-30; ISO- + LECITHAL]

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isolecithal /ī-sō-lesˈi-thəl/
adjective
(of the ova of mammals and some other vertebrates) having the yolk distributed evenly through the protoplasm
ORIGIN:iso- and Gr lekithos egg yolk

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isolecithal, isolectic
see iso-.

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  • Isolecithal — ( Greek iso = equal, lekithos = yolk) refers to the even distribution of yolk in the cytoplasm of ovums of mammals and other invertebrates notably Petromyzontidae , Acipenseridae , Amiidae , and Lepisosteidae . Isolecithal cells have two equal… …   Wikipedia

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  • isolecithal — adj. homolecithal, having a yolk which is evenly distributed throughout the cytoplasm (Embryology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • isolecithal — iso·lecithal …   English syllables

  • isolecithal egg — An ova with yolk granules randomly distributed through the cell; a small amount of yolk; an oligolecithal egg; see centrolecithal egg …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • изолецитальное яйцо — isolecithal egg изолецитальное яйцо. Яйцо, в котором желток равномерно распределен по всей ооплазме. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • isolectic — isolecithal, isolectic see iso …   Useful english dictionary

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