oocyte
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a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions
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After the donor somatic cell genetic material is transferred into the host oocyte with a micropipette, the somatic cell genetic material is fused with the egg using an electric current.
By injecting DNA or mRNA into the oocyte or developing embryo, scientists can study the protein products in a controlled system.
Cryopreservation main Cryopreservation can be performed as oocyte cryopreservation before fertilisation, or as embryo cryopreservation after fertilisation.
Each oocyte that initiates meiosis divides twice, unequally in each case.
Embryo selection further Laboratories have developed grading methods to judge oocyte and embryo quality.
However, technology (especially oocyte donation) provides the opportunity of pregnancy in these patients.