| Dataset | GO Biological Process Annotations 2015 |
| Category | structural or functional annotations |
| Type | biological process |
| Description | The cell cycle process in which two small cells are generated, as byproducts destined to degenerate, as a result of the first and second meiotic divisions of a primary oocyte during its development to a mature ovum. One polar body is formed in the first division of meiosis and the other in the second division; at each division, the cytoplasm divides unequally, so that the polar body is of much smaller size than the developing oocyte. At the second division in which a polar body is formed, the polar body and the developing oocyte each contain a haploid set of chromosomes. (Gene Ontology, GO_0040038) |
| External Link | http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0040038 |
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4 genes participating in the polar body extrusion after meiotic divisions biological process from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2015 dataset.
