NEET Biology question

What is the purpose of polar bodies during oogenesis?

(A)Polar bodies serve as a dumping ground for extra sets of chromosomes and ensure the ovum retains most of the cytoplasmCorrect
(B)They rid the body of defective sets of chromosomes, leaving the "good" set within the ovum
(C)They are merely a by-product of meiosis and serve no function
(D)They prevent the development of most sets of multiple births

Answer: (A)

Solution

Unequal cytokinesis during oogenesis concentrates nearly all the cytoplasm in the egg while discarding an

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