Vitellogenesis
[vi-tel-oh-jen-uh-sis, vahy-] /vɪˌtɛl oʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, vaɪ-/
noun, Embryology.
1.
the process by which the yolk is formed and accumulated in the ovum.
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