Question

Do oocytes undergo mitosis?

Answer 1

Oocytes:

1. A cell in an ovary may undergo meiotic division to form an ovum.
2. An oocyte is produced in a female foetus in the ovary during female gametogenesis.
3. A cell prepares for cell division by replicating its chromosomes, segregating them, and creating two identical nuclei during the mitotic phase.
4. The cell's contents are often evenly divided into two daughter cells with identical genomes after mitosis.
5. A cell in an ovary may undergo meiotic division to form an ovum.
6. After the first meiotic division in primary oocytes, secondary oocytes are formed.
7. Secondary oocytes undergo a second meiotic division to produce ovum or ootid.

Hence, no oocytes do not undergo mitosis.