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Egg is liberated from ovary in

1. secondary oocyte stage
2. primary oocyte stage
3. oogonial stage
4. mature ovum stage

Correct answer: secondary oocyte stage

Solution

At ovulation, the ovary releases a secondary oocyte, not a fully formed ovum. It remains arrested in metaphase II and only completes meiosis II after fertilization.

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