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Following fertilisation, the secondary oocyte splits into two haploid cells of unequal size. The larger cell is the ovum and the smaller cell is the second polar body. These cells are both haploid.
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The larger cell formed by the secondary oocyte after fertilisation is the ovum
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The oogonium is a diploid cell produced in utero. It is arrested at prophase I until puberty, where FSH triggers the completion of meiosis I.
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The oogonium is a diploid cell stuck at metaphase I
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The primary oocyte is diploid and produces two haploid cells of unequal size: the first polar body (smaller cell) and the secondary oocyte (larger cell).
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Before ovulation, the primary oocyte completes meiosis I, producing two diploid cells of unequal size
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Meiosis I is completed at the start of puberty, following FSH production and secretion. This produces the secondary oocyte, which completes meiosis II after fertilisation.
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Meiosis II is completed after puberty, following FSH production and secretion
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Meiosis I is completed at the start of puberty, following FSH production and secretion. This produces the secondary oocyte, which is arrested at metaphase II until fertilisation.
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The secondary oocyte is arrested at metaphase I
Concept
Chapter
2693
4313
Development of a female reproductive system
Topic
171
Embryology
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Which of the following statements regarding oogenesis is correct?
a