Freezing oocytes has not been as successful as freezing sperm because

A) they undergo an extra meiosis.

B) the woman can become dangerously cold.

C) ice crystals can form in the abundant, watery cytoplasm.

D) the nuclei shatter.


C) ice crystals can form in the abundant, watery cytoplasm.

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