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Question
What is the difference between a primary oocyte and a secondary oocyte?
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Solution
| Primary oocyte | Secondary oocyte |
| Primary oocyte is a diploid cell formed in foetal ovary when the gamete mother cell, oogonia is arrested at prophase-I of meiosis. | Secondary oocyte is the haploid cell formed from primary oocyte that completes its first meiotic division, during puberty and produces the female gamete ova. |
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