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Maturation of the Egg | Oogenesis | Gametogenesis | Embryology

In this article we will discuss about the process of maturation of eggs in the female gamete. After the oocyte completes its growth, it is ready for the reduction divisions. By this time, the chromosomes of the oocyte have reached the stage of diakinesis. The meiotic division in the female gametes cannot, however, proceed in the same way as in [...]

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Envelopes of the Egg | Animals | Gametogenesis | Embryology

All eggs, like any other cells, are of course covered by the cell membrane or plasmalemma. Under the electron microscope the plasmalemma sometimes can be seen to be double, with two layers of electron-dense material about 50 Å thick separated by a less dense interval of about 60 Å. In addition to the plasmalemma, eggs of all animals, with the [...]

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Growth of the Oocyte | Oogenesis | Gametogenesis | Embryology

In the female sex the first stage of the development of gametes is similar to that found in spermatogenesis – the oogonia—the cells eventually giving rise to the eggs— undergo proliferation by mitotic divisions. They then become oocytes and enter a peri­od of growth. Owing to the fact that the egg contributes the greater part of the sub­stances used in [...]

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