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The Reproductive Process — Quiz

Question 3 • Biology

A medical biologist is examining one of many cells that are produced during the human oogenesis process. The cell is haploid, meaning that it has 23 chromosomes, and it was removed from the body shortly after it entered the fallopian tube. The cell had begun the process of meiosis II, but did not finish it. What type of cell is the biologist most likely examining?

Answer
A
a fertilized egg
B
a secondary oocyte
C
a polar body
D
a primary oocyte

Explanation

A secondary oocyte has completed meiosis I, so it is haploid with 23 chromosomes, and it begins meiosis II. It is ovulated into the fallopian tube but does not complete meiosis II unless fertilization occurs. Therefore, the cell is a secondary oocyte, not a fertilized egg.

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