Question

What is the fate of the polar bodies during oogenesis?

Answer 1

Oogenesis:

1. It is the process of formation of female gametes which takes place in the female reproductive system.
2. Polar bodies are formed from the unequal cytoplasmic division at the time of meiosis
3. Polar bodies are very small and haploid cells that can not undergo fertilization.
4. All the cytoplasm is segregated into one daughter cell that becomes the egg or ovum.
5. The other polar bodies with a small amount of cytoplasm will usually die and disintegrate by apoptosis.