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at birth
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before birth
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at the onset of adulthood
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at the onset of puberty
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Detailed explanation-1: -Oogenesis is the creation of an egg (also known as an ovum or oocyte) in the female foetus. Oogenesis starts in the foetus at around 7 weeks’ gestation, when primordial germ cells colonize the newly formed ovary.
Detailed explanation-2: -Oogenesis is the process of formation of female gametes. This process begins inside the fetus before birth. The steps in oogenesis up to the production of primary oocytes occur before birth. Primary oocytes do not divide further.
Detailed explanation-3: -No, oogenesis begins during embryonic development, and the ovaries do not add any more oogonia after birth.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are three phases to oogenesis; namely, the multiplication phase, growth phase, maturation phase, and ovulation phase.