centi-. a combining form meaning âhundredthâ or âhundredâ: centiliter; centimeter; centipede.
An egg is an animal reproductive body that is spherical or ellipsoidal in shape. Inside the egg is the fertilized ovum that grows and develops as an embryo. It is produced and released outside of the animal body by fish, birds, snakes, insects, turtles, and other animals.
The egg cell, or ovum, is the female reproductive cell (gamete) in oogamous organisms.ee egg for a discussion of eggs of oviparous animals. The egg cell's cytoplasm and mitochondria are the sole means the egg is able to reproduce by mitosis and eventually form a blastocyst after fertilization.