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Eggs
Animal reproductive bodies, or the contents thereof, used as food. The concept is differentiated from OVUM, the anatomic or physiologic entity.
apopolysialoglycoprotein, salmonid fish eggs [Supplementary Concept]
amino acid sequence given in first source; RN given refers to amino acid for Salvelinus leucomaenis pluvius
Date introduced: December 31, 1988
Zygote
The fertilized OVUM resulting from the fusion of a male and a female gamete.
Year introduced: 1975
Ovum
A mature haploid female germ cell extruded from the OVARY at OVULATION.
apopolysialoglycoprotein, rainbow trout eggs [Supplementary Concept]
amino acid sequence given in first source
Date introduced: December 16, 1988
IPSE protein, Schistosoma mansoni [Supplementary Concept]
GenBank AY028436
Date introduced: June 20, 2003