Oogenesis
The formation of the ovum (mature female gamete) from undifferentiated germ cells is called oogenesis. This process takes place in the ovaries (female gonads). Oogenesis consists of three stages known as the multiplication phase, growth phase, and maturation phase.
Cell Division
Cell division involves the formation of new daughter cells from the parent cells. It is a part of the cell cycle that takes place in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Cell division is required for three main reasons:
Fully answer any one of the two questions below using all relative terms:
Describe the events that occur in each of the following stages of mitosis
prophase
- prometaphase
- metaphase
- anaphase
- telophase
OR
Describe the events that occur in each of the following stages of interphase:
- G1
- S
- G2
Discuss the how the amount of DNA changes during each phase and describe the fate of the cell after G2.
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