The glycoprotein layer between oocytes and cuboidal cells in ovary of rabbit is

Membrana granulosa

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Zona pellucida

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Corpus luteum

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Zona reticulata

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Solution

The correct option is B Zona pellucida
The zona pellucida is a specialized extracellular matrix, which surrounds the egg in the ovary. Zona pellucida (ZP) is composed of different types of glycoproteins. There is ZP domain which is a signature domain comprised of approximately 260 amino acid residues. It has an N-terminal hydrophobic signal peptide sequence.
Thus, the correct answer is option (B).

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