Polar bodies form
A) only if fertilization occurs.
B) due to unequal cytoplasmic division during oogenesis.
C) only when a nondisjunction event has occurred.
D) due to unequal cytoplasmic division during spermatogenesis.
E) after a woman has reached menopause.

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Polar bodies are small cells that are produced during oogenesis due to the unequal division of cytoplasm between daughter cells. They eventually disintegrate and are not involved in fertilization.

Polar Bodies Form