vitellogenesis

[ vi-tel-oh-jen-uh-sis, vahy- ]

noun

, Embryology.

1. the process by which the yolk is formed and accumulated in the ovum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vitellogenesis¹

First recorded in 1945–50; vitell(us) + -o- + -genesis

Example Sentences

Regulation of Caenorhabditis elegans vitellogenesis by DAF-2/IIS through separable transcriptional and posttranscriptional mechanisms.

From Nature