Meiotic division of the secondary oocyte is
completed:
Explanation:
The secondary oocyte is arrested in metaphase II and completes meiosis II only after fertilization. When a sperm fuses with the ovum, the oocyte finishes meiosis II, forming the mature ovum and a second polar body. Hence, the meiotic division is completed at the time of fusion of a sperm with an ovum (option 4).
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Fertilization triggers the last meiotic division, ensuring the haploid number is restored in the zygote.
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The secondary oocyte completes meiosis II only upon fertilization, forming the mature ovum.
If the distance between two consecutive base pairs
is 0.34 nm and the total number of base pairs of a
DNA double helix in a typical mammalian cell is
6.6×109 bp, then the length of the DNA is
approximately: