Each of the following statements concerning oogenesis is true, except that
A) an ovum completes its last meiosis after it is fertilized.
B) ova develop from stem cells called oogonia.
C) oogenesis begins before birth.
D) by the time of their birth, girls have already lost about 80 percent of their oocytes.
E) about half the oogonia complete mitosis between birth and puberty.

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Oogonia do not continue mitosis after birth; instead, they enter meiosis and become primary oocytes, which are arrested in prophase I until puberty.

Each of the Following Statements Concerning Oogenesis Is True, Except