Oogenesis ("oh-oh-genesis") is the maturation of, for 10 points, what gametes that are fertilized by sperm?
These cells express H1FOO ("H-one-F-O-O"), an unusual intron-containing gene encoding a linker histone. These cells store their ribosomes inside a network of cross-linked filaments known as cytoplasmic lattices. mRNAs remain untranslated in these cells during their prolonged dictyate ("DICK-tee-ate") resting phase. Inside these cells, phospholipase C-zeta triggers oscillations of calcium that mediates the release of cortical granules into the surrounding perivitelline ("PAIR-ee-VIT-uh-leen") space. These cells are protected by a layer of cumulus cells, which themselves surround the zona pellucida. A polar body is generated during each round of division of these cells, the first of which stops at prophase I before birth. Once the follicle ruptures, these cells travel through the Fallopian tube. Oogenesis ("oh-oh-genesis") is the maturation of, for 10 points, what gametes that are fertilized by sperm?
These cells express H1FOO ("H-one-F-O-O"), an unusual intron-containing gene encoding a linker histone.
egg cells [or ovum; or ova; or oocytes; or ovocytes; or oocytes; or ootids; or oogonium; or oogonia] &lt;Biology&gt;