The process of meiotic division in human females is represented below.
Secondary egg cell First polar body
Undifferentiated
egg cell
Egg cell (ovum)
Second polar bodies
(all 3 will die)
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Oogenesis
Diploid germ cell
This process normally produces
(1) one functional gamete with one-quarter of the genetic information found in the diploid germ cell
(2) one functional gamete with one-half of the genetic information found in the diploid germ cell
(3) four functional gametes, each with one-quarter of the genetic information found in the diploid germ cell
(4) four functional gametes, each with one-half of the genetic information found in the diploid germ cell
