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At fertilisation, the oocyte is still arrested in metaphase of:

AMitosis II
BMeiosis IV
CMitosis IV
DMeiosis II
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Meiosis II
1. The egg had not finished dividing. 2. Fertilisation triggers the finish. 3. It was arrested in meiosis II. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 28, Development and Inheritance._
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