Female germ cells, or oogonia, stop dividing and enter meiosis within the fetal ovary. Those germ cells that enter meiosis become oocytes, the source of future eggs. Consequently, females are born ...

Strong BEND2 signals were occasionally found in early meiotic prophase oocyte (upper) and oogonia (lower) before DSBs appeared. Scale bar, 20 µm. Figure S2. Examination of the NHEJ pathway activity in ...