ovogeneticadj.
/ˌəʊvə(ʊ)dʒᵻˈnɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvoʊdʒəˈnɛdɪk/ Biology.
= oogenetic adj.
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oogenetic1890
ovogenous1890
ovigenetic1908
1858 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 148 120 The ovogenetic limb of the segmental organ of the Leech.
1889 P. Geddes & J. A. Thomson Evol. Sex viii. 107 [Weismann] distinguishes in the nucleus of the ovum two kinds of plasma,—(1) the ovogenetic or histogenetic substance, which enables the ovum to accumulate yolk, [etc.]..and (2) the germ-plasma, which enables the ovum to develop into an embryo.
1905 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 77 39 By about the tenth day the ovogenetic processes in the central egg-clusters are at their height.
1936 G. Pincus Eggs of Mammals ii. 23 The normal non-pregnant ovogenetic cycle.
1978 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 47 131 Hyperactive behaviour..diverting energy and materials from the ovogenetic processes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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