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ovulos fecundados

English translation: fertilized eggs

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Spanish term or phrase:	ovulos fecundados
English translation:	fertilized eggs
Entered by:	Pamela Peralta

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16:04 Sep 2, 2003

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Medical - Nutrition / nutrition

Spanish term or phrase: ovulos fecundados

Las semillas son fuente de gran cantidad de principios nutritivos, esenciales para el desarrollo. Y es lógico que así sea ya que son los óvulos fecundados de las plantas y por lo tanto, depósitos de nutrientes para el crecimiento de la nueva planta.

Maria Eugenia Roca Rodriguez KudoZ activity Questions: 1149 (11 open) (2 without valid answers) (25 closed without grading) Answers: 40
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fertilized eggs

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http://www.fastplants.org/resources/life_cycle.html
Sperm (from inside the pollen) are then able move down the tube until they reach the eggs and fertilize them. The fertilized eggs then become the embryos of new seeds through a process called embryogenesis.

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http://hugroup.cems.umn.edu/Research/plant/plant.html
A plant reproduces naturally through the development of zygotic embryos. Formation of the embryo begins with the division of the fertilized eggs or zygote within the embryo sac of the ovule.

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Pamela Peralta
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Local time: 21:45

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fertilized eggs

Pamela Peralta

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fertilized eggs

Sol

fertilized ovules

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fertilized ovules

Explanation:
"fertilized ovules" es la traducción literal de "óvulos fecundados", y creo que en este contexto va perfectamente.

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http://aob.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/89/5/613

http://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/news/articles.03/Pregnan...

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/mar2001/984114766.Bt.r....

Traduim
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fertilized eggs

Explanation:
ScienceDaily News Release: Researchers Identify Key Molecular ...
... key molecular signal that regulates the growth and guidance of the "pollen tube,"
a tunnel formed by the pollen grain that aids in fertilizing the plant's eggs ...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/07/030711092343.htm - 17k - Cached - Similar pages

Sol
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