The significance of oocyte polarity is that

a. cell systems near the anterior (head) end of an
organism are aligned differently from cell
systems at the posterior end.
b. it results in the formation of the gray crescent.
c. it produces differently pigmented regions in the
egg.
d. cytoplasmic substances located at one end of the
zygote differ from cytoplasmic substances
located at the other end.
e. all of these are true.


Answer: d

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