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The secondary oocyte leaving the follicle is in (a) interphase. (b) metaphase of the first meiotic division. (c) telophase of the second meiotic division. (d) metaphase of the second meiotic division.

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The secondary oocyte starts undergoing the second meiotic division which does not proceed beyond metaphase until a sperm enters it. This is the second resting period. After fertilization, the second meiotic division is completed again with unequal cytoplasmic cleavage.

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