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Primary
oocyte
Primary
spermatocyte
Meiosis I
Meiosis I
Secondary
spermatocytes
Secondary
oocyte
Meiosis II
Spermatids
Polar bodies
Meiosis II
Spermiogenesis
Spermatozoa
Ovum
Oogenesis
1.
2.
Locomotion
3.
4.
5.
Ovum
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2.
Chemoattraction of spermatozoan
3.
Prevention of polyspermy
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5.
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3.
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b.
c.
4.
Follicular development
1. Pre-vitellogenic phase
Nucleus swells to form germinal vesicle
Chicken
http://www.luc.edu/depts/biology/dev/lampbr.htm
http://rat.inst.bio.spbu.ru/posters/Paris2001/gsa_p1f1.jpg
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3.
http://www.luc.edu/depts/biology/dev/vitellog.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Salmoneggskils.jpg
Cytoplasmic Information
Where does it come from?
Some of the RNA transcribed from DNA during
diplotene of the first meiotic prophase and stored in
cytoplasm in inactive form until needed during
development.
Whats it for?
1.
2.
Ovulation
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/femalerepro_3.gif
Ovulation
In mammals, the egg is ovulated as a
secondary oocyte that is at metaphase
of the second meiotic division and is
surrounded by layers of cumulus follicle
cells.
http://www.talbotcentral.ucr.edu/mammalianfert.htm
http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/reprod/fert/gxport.html
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http://www.talbotcentral.ucr.edu/mammalianfert.htm
http://www.obgyn.net/medical.asp?page=/english/pubs/features/mcgill-student-projects/ovulation-image
Corpus luteum
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/femalerepro_3.gif