Term: oocyte stage V egg activation
Name: oocyte stage V
Synonyms: mature egg, unactivated egg
Definition: Oocyte part of stage V ovarian follicle.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001569]

Name: egg activation
Synonyms:
Definition: The process in which the egg becomes metabolically active, initiates protein and DNA synthesis and undergoes structural changes to its cortex and/or cytoplasm.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0007343]    QuickGO    AmiGO