- sperm aster
- the centriole, with astral microtubules, that precedes the male pronucleus during fertilization.
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sperm aster
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sperm-aster — Cytocentrum with astral rays in the cytoplasm of an inseminated ovum; it is brought in by the penetrating spermatozoon and evolves into the mitotic spindle of the first cleavage division. [sperm + G. aster, a star (as … Medical dictionary
sperm-aster — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the centrosome and aster associated with the male pronucleus in the stage of fertilization preceding fusion of pronuclei and usually giving rise to the first cleavage spindle of the zygote … Useful english dictionary
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