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The content of Ovum was merged into Egg cell on 13 June 2013. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

Diagram with the haploid nucleus in human oocyte has an error

Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Hello, the article has a diagram of the "human ovum cell", and it has an error. Mammals do not have the stage when meiosis has ended and fertilization has not occurred yet. Meiotic division does not end till fertilization in mammals, so there should be no haploid nucleus formed. Instead meiotic spindle should be shown close to the membrane, no nuclear membrane should be present. See e.g. this diagram from this article .

~~On the other hand, it could be a non mammal oocyte, but it needs specification.~~ No, on second thought, it can't, because it has very specific for mammals cells surrounding it. So this diagram has an error that can be fixed only by redrawing it. Sorry, I do not know how to fix this error myself.

Additionally this image could be replaced by this one . It is distributed under creative commons license , but I don't know how to upload it here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.137.203.27 (talk) 16:55, 29 October 2018 (UTC)Reply

(2024-04-01): I removed the incorrect image. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.174.140.195 (talk) 16:28, 1 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

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Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 18:22, 12 April 2020 (UTC)Reply

erroneous information re ova formation in adult women

Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

The sources do not support the statement given. Oocytes have formed from stem cells after implantation into rats, but no formation has been observed in adult women. Suggesting to delete that paragraph. 66.131.169.112 (talk) 05:38, 23 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

I have replaced the paragraph with a more cautious and balanced account based on the ovarian stem cell article. Random person no 362478479 (talk) 19:07, 14 March 2023 (UTC)Reply