Which of the following statements is NOT true about gamete formation in mammals?

A. In the female, the separation of cytoplasm
is unequal during meiosis.
B. Only one of the four cells resulting from
meiosis goes on to become an oocyte.
C. Only one of the four cells resulting from
meiosis goes on to become an egg, which
becomes a zygote upon fertilization by a
sperm cell.
D. The polar bodies formed during meiosis in
the female can participate in fertilization with
sperm.
E. The cytoplasm is diminished during
development of sperm, and a flagellum is
formed to give sperm locomotion.


D

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