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What is the difference between a primary oocyte and a secondary oocyte?

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Primary oocyte is a diploid cell formed in foetal ovary when the gamete mother cell, oogonia is arrested at prophase-I of meiosis. Secondary oocyte is the haploid cell formed from primary oocyte that completes its first meiotic division, during puberty and produces the female gamete ova(n).
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  • Primary oocyte is

    A
    Haploid
    B
    Diploid
    C
    Polyploid
    D
    None of the above.

  • Primary oocyte is

    A
    haploid
    B
    diploid
    C
    polyploid
    D
    None of these

  • The difference between a primary and secondary source is that

    A
    A primary source is primary while a secondary source is secondary
    B
    A secondary source is closest to the person, infrmation, period, or idea being studied
    C
    A primary source is closest to the person, information, period , or idea being studied
    D
    all of these

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