What is the latest stage of development that a woman's eggs reach for most of her life? Explain your answer

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What is the latest stage of development that a woman's eggs reach for most of her life? Explain your answer

2007-05-01 04:36:12 · 2 answers · asked by squigglycameron 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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They are arrested in Interphase. When they are fertilized by sperm they progress past interphase because of a massive wave of calcium ions and progress into cellular division.

2007-05-01 04:42:14 · answer #1 · answered by Soccer Tease 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋

During fetal development, the cells in an ovary progress to prophase I in meiosis and stop there. Only after they are released as ova and really, only after they are fertilized, do they progress through the rest of meiosis.

2007-05-01 04:43:37 · answer #2 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋