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By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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[Greek] The karyokinetic stages of the nucleus in the maturation and fertilization of the egg (biol.).
By J.H. Kenneth
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The active phenomena occurring in an ovum during maturation, fertilization, and segmentation, especially the active changes of the vitellus. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).