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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">ova</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>eggs</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>sperm</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>animal components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>egg cells</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ovae</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ovum</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The female gametes or reproductive cells in animals, usually produced by an ovary and capable of developing into a new individual after, or in some cases without, fertilization by the male sperm. ]]></note></mads>