Egg production uses meiosis too — but with a twist: the divisions are unequal, so one cell keeps almost everything and becomes the egg. Step through it.
Oogonium
Oogenesisone egg, not four
The stages
Vs sperm: meiosis is unequal, making 1 large egg + up to 3 tiny polar bodies (which die). Concentrating resources into one egg maximizes its chance to support an embryo.
📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
