- **Polar body** is a small haploid cell that is formed concomitantly during the process of oogenesis. They do not have the ability to fertilize.
- **Why do polar bodies form?**
- Polar bodies are formed because the egg cell (oocyte) does not divide evenly. The resulting cells have the same DNA, but one is much smaller than other
- The smaller one is called polar body
- The cell with more cytoplasm becomes a mature ovum while the polar body usually disintegrates in female reproductive system
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