Biology Forum Cell Biology egg cell

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    • #1711
      brookelyn
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      Can someone please tell me why an egg cell is able to get so big?? Thanks!

    • #28695
      victor
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      I think it’s the ability of the cell itself. Cell is modified so it can reproduce and doing a differentation..it depends on their gene.

    • #28701
      Poison
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      After fertilization, some time passes before placenta formation. So the zygote needs energy, therefore nutrients. Egg cell is big because it contains nutrients for the new cell to divide.

    • #28803
      Jelanen
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      Not only that, stratification of substances in the oocyte (egg) sets up future divisions and what those daughter cells turn into down the road (differentiation). Amazing things those oocytes.

      -Jelanen

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