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pronucleus

/proh-noo-klee-uhs, -nyoo-/US // proʊˈnu kli əs, -ˈnyu- //UK // (ˌprəʊˈnjuːklɪəs) //

代核,发核,原核,代偿期

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pro·nu·cle·i [proh-noo-klee-ahy, -nyoo-]. /proʊˈnu kliˌaɪ, -ˈnyu-/. Cell Biology.

    • : either of the gametic nuclei that unite in fertilization to form the nucleus of the zygote.

Examples

  • In Asterias glacialis the most favourable period for fecundation is about an hour after the formation of the female pronucleus.

  • In Echinus, on the other hand, where the polar bodies are formed in the ovary, the male pronucleus is always small.

  • When it finally unites with the female pronucleus it is equal in size to the latter.

  • The tail in the meantime vanishes, while the neck swells up and forms the male pronucleus.

  • Selenka, who has investigated the formation of the male pronucleus in Toxopneustes variegatus, differs in certain points from Fol.