Light micrograph of a section through tissue from an ovary, showing an oocyte. Oocytes are a stage in a process called oogenesis, the development of t

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Light micrograph of a section through tissue from an ovary, showing an oocyte. Oocytes are a stage in a process called oogenesis, the development of the female sex cell. Magnification: x460 when printed at 10 centimetres across.

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