Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Formation of the yolk of an egg.
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- noun
yolk deposition ; the process of yolkformation vianutrients beingdeposited in theoocyte , orfemale germ cell involved inreproduction
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Harries JE, Sheahan DA, Jobling S, Matthiessen P, Neall P, et al. (1997) Estrogenic activity in five United Kingdom rivers detected by measurement of vitellogenesis in caged male trout.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Gayathri Chandrasekar et al. 2010
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In fact, the fat body plays a crucial role not only in lipid storage and transport to the hemolymph, but also in lipid biosynthesis from carbohydrates, the biosynthesis of proteins such as antifreeze proteins (AFP) [2], and yolk deposition in oocytes or vitellogenesis [3]
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jos? R. Verd? et al. 2010
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Transplantation of ovaries into male Periplaneta americana: effects on vitellogenesis and vitellogenin secretion
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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These three genes together represented the most significantly enriched biological process, vitellogenesis, in these males (
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Abhay Sharma et al. 2009
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