A Cell Containing Only Half the Normal Number of Chromosomes

question 12

Multiple Choice

A cell containing only half the normal number of chromosomes is found in a female's ovary,yet those chromosomes show signs of having undergone one meiotic division.Oddly,it also has essentially no cytoplasm.This cell is almost certainly a(n)

• A) polar body.
• B) oocyte.
• C) follicle cell.
• D) mitotic germ cell.
• E) somatic cell.

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