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Meiosis in oocytes
Asymmetric meiosis in oocytes
Meiosis in oocytes
Asymmetric meiosis in oocytes
Meiosis in oocytes
2016
DrosAfrica
Public engagement
Fine Art
Science Art Collaboration
DrosAfrica

This illustration was created for DrosAfrica, a charity aimed at establishing an African biomedical research community using the model organism drosophila.

Asymmetric meiosis in oocytes

During the G2 phase of meiosis, the female oocyte (containing four genome copies) undergoes two asymmetric cell divisions. One genome becomes a single haploid egg, whereas the other 3 genome copies are isolated as polar bodies.