Oogenesis is the name of the process by which female egg cells or oocytes develop to create an ovum, or egg cell. These cells go through a three step process; oogonium to a primary oocyte, secondary oocyte, and finally an ovum. The whole process occurs in the female ovaries.
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Oogenesis starts in the germinal epithelium, which gives rise to the development of ovarian follicles, which is the functional unit of the ovary.
Since oogenesis is the development of an ovum (egg), it takes place in the ovaries.
Oogenesis occurs in the ovaries of females.
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meiosis is the process; males produce four haploid gametes (sperm) while in females only a single haploid gamete (egg) is produced. The other three cells (polar bodies) fail to mature and die.
In most animals it takes place in the female gonads, the ovaries.
In oogenesis after the first meiotic division one egg and one tiny cell are created. In Meiosis II the egg and three small cells are created. The three small cells are thrown away and the egg undergoes fertilization. In spermatogenesis after meiosis II four working sperms are ready to be used. There is only one usable cell created in oogenesis while in spermatogenesis four cells are created. the end result of oogenesis is only one viable cell while in sprematogenesis there are four.