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Ovary

Last Updated: May 23, 2012

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Ovary- In animals, the female reproductive gland in which the eggs are formed and progesterone and estrogenic hormones are produced. In plants, the enlarged lower part of a pistil, enclosing the ovules or young seeds.


POULTRY: The ovary is a part of the female avian reproductive tract which holds the female genetic material and collects the yolk material normally associated with eggs.

 

Avian female reproductive tract

 

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