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  • Question 1 - Regarding oogenesis & ovulation: ...

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    • Regarding oogenesis & ovulation:

      Your Answer: Primary oocytes are formed after birth until puberty

      Correct Answer: The 1st meiotic division is arrested in the diplotene stage until just before ovulation

      Explanation:

      The oocyte (eggs, ova, ovum) is arrested at an early stage of the first meiosis (first meiotic) division as a primary oocyte (primordial follicle) within the ovary. Following puberty, during each menstrual cycle, pituitary gonadotrophin stimulates completion of meiosis 1 the day before ovulation.

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      • Cell Biology
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  • Question 2 - What is meant by a barr body? ...

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    • What is meant by a barr body?

      Your Answer: It is the condensed non-functioning X chromosome

      Explanation:

      Barr body is an inactive and non functioning X chromosome found in female somatic cells and is presents with a rim around the nucleus

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      • Cell Biology
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  • Question 3 - The number of chromosomes in the human somatic cell is: ...

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    • The number of chromosomes in the human somatic cell is:

      Your Answer: 46

      Explanation:

      In eukaryotes, the genome comprises several double-stranded, linear DNA molecules bound with proteins to form complexes called chromosomes. Each species of eukaryote has a characteristic number of chromosomes in the nuclei of its cells. Human body cells (somatic cells) have 46 chromosomes.

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      • Cell Biology
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