Which statement is correct?
A) The first meiotic division occurs just prior to ovulation, and the second meiotic division is triggered by fertilization.
B) Oogenesis is triggered by release of LH.
C) Oogonia proliferate mitotically throughout the reproductive life of a female.
D) The first meiotic division occurs just prior to ovulation, the second meiotic division is triggered by fertilization, and oogenesis is triggered by release of LH.
E) All of these.

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The first meiotic division in oogenesis is completed just before ovulation, and the second meiotic division is completed only if fertilization occurs. Oogenesis is not directly triggered by LH, and oogonia do not proliferate mitotically throughout a female's reproductive life; they stop proliferating before birth.

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