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PLATE NUMBER

STAGE

TIME

ORIENTATION

IMAGE

6

Oocyte maturation

First meiotic metaphase

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Animal

Vegetal

Animal-vegetal section

Oocyte maturation

The chromosomes are arranged along the maturation spindle. Most of the pigment is seen in the cortical region.