Figure 10. Schematic representation of single-chromatid loss that could easily take place during the second meiotic division due to the fact that the chromatid would be joined to the meiotic spindle in only one of the poles.

Figure 10

Schematic representation of single-chromatid loss that could easily take place during the second meiotic division due to the fact that the chromatid would be joined to the meiotic spindle in only one of the poles.

From: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD): Screening for Aneuploidy in Human Oocytes and Polar Bodies

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