In mammalian ovum during maturation phase, meiosis occurs, nucleus shifts towards animal pole and undergoes meiosis-I. After fertilization (penetration of sperm), the second meiotic division is completed with unequal cytoplasmic cleavage. This forms a large cell the ootid with essentially whole of the cytoplasm and a very small cell, the second polar body.
The second maturation division of the mammalian ovum occurs
NEET UG 2010 — Zoology Human Reproduction
The second maturation division of the mammalian ovum occurs
Held on 30 Apr 2010 · Verified 9 Jul 2026.
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- A
shortly after ovulation before the ovum makes entry into the Fallopian tube
- B
until after the ovum has been penetrated by a sperm
- C
until the nucleus of the sperm has fused with that of the ovum
- D
in the Graafian follicle following the first maturation division
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