Oogenesis
Gametes, or sex cells, are produced by different processes in humans. In biological females, egg cells are produced through oogenesis, while in biological males, sperm cells are produced through spermatogenesis. This animation explores the process of oogenesis.
Topics
- 2n
- autosome
- chromosome
- cytoplasm
- cytokinesis
- diploid
- egg cell
- fallopian tube
- female
- fertilization
- fertilized egg cell
- fetus
- first polar body
- follicle
- gametes
- gametogenesis
- germ cell
- haploid
- male
- meiosis
- meiosis I
- meiosis II
- menses
- menopause
- menstrual cycle
- metaphase II
- mitosis
- mitotic division
- n
- nonsex cell
- nuclei
- nuclear membrane
- nucleus
- oogenesis
- oogonia
- oogonium
- ootid
- ovarian follicle
- ovaries
- ovulation
- ovum
- period
- primary oocyte
- prophase I
- puberty
- reproductive life
- second polar body
- secondary oocyte
- sex cell
- sex chromosome
- sexual maturity
- sexual reproduction
- somatic cell
- sperm cell
- spermatogenesis
- zygote