In a female child at bih, oocyte is in a stage of: (A) Anaphase of the first meiotic division, (B) Prophase of the first meiotic division, (C) Anaphase of the second meiotic division, (D) Prophase of the second meiotic division
Answer is B. Inderbir Singh&;s Human embryology; Tenth edition; Pg 24At the time of bih, all primary oocytes are in the prophase of the first meiotic division.