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The female sex cell. Known in science as an [[Ovum]].
Large  ==Key Stage 3=====Meaning===[[File:SpermCells.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[Magnify|magnified]] [[image]] of '''sperm cells'''.]]An '''egg cell''' is the female sex cell called an [[ovum]]. ===Adaptations of Egg Cells===: '''Egg cells''' have a large volume of [[cytoplasm for stored ]] to store food.Jelly : '''Egg cells''' have a jelly coatingto only allow 1 sperm cell to [[fertilise]] the '''egg cell'''. ===About Egg Cells===: '''Egg cells''' are made by the [[Ovary|ovaries]].: '''Egg cells''' are a [[gamete]] that contains half the [[DNA]] needed to make a new human. {| class="wikitable"|-|[[File:EggCellClipart.png|center|400px]]|}