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mictic eggs Pertaining to the haploid eggs of rotifers. If it isn't fertilized, the egg develops parthenogenetically into a male; if fertilized, mictic eggs secrete a heavy shell and become dormant, hatching in the spring into amictic females.
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mictic egg
A thin shelled haploid egg. If not fertilized, they will produce males by parthenogenesis. If fertilized, they will accumulate a large amount of yolk and secrete a heavier, resistant shell.
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