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The bill defines female as having XX chromosomes, and a reproductive and endocrine system that produces or would produce ova, or eggs.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2023
For example, in many mammal species, ova producers do most of the infant care.
From Scientific American ● May 1, 2023
“Female” is defined as someone “whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova,” while “male” refers to those “whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
But the fact that the woman produced ova did not necessarily mean she was a source of life.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2022
Fallopian, fal-lō′pi-an, adj. denoting two tubes or ducts through which the ova pass from the ovary to the uterus in the human subject.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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