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Representation of (A) adult hermaphrodite gonad arm and (B) oocyte meiotic maturation. The most proximal (−1) oocyte undergoes meiotic maturation in response to MSP secreted from sperm in a process that requires the function of LIN-41 and the OMA proteins. DTC, distal tip cell; arrows in panel (A), cytoplasmic flow for oocyte growth.
