Question

Precursors of one type of these cells are classified by their appearance as type A dark, type A pale, or type B. That type of these cells is targeted by nonoxynol-9. A method for a “hyperstimulation” technique uses clomiphene citrate to collect a type of these cells which then undergoes the ICSI procedure. One of these cells expresses CatSper channels that mediate capacitation. A “calcium wave” (10[1])triggers the acrosomal reaction in one of these cells, (10[2])causing the release (10[1])of (10[1])hyaluronidase at the zona pellucida of another type of them. Asymmetric division of one type of these cells forms polar bodies. (10[1])The synaptonemal complex forms to allow crossing-over during the division of these cells, one type of which arrests in prophase I. (10[1])For 10 points, meiosis produces what type of cell that includes eggs and sperm? ■END■

ANSWER: gametes [or sex cells; accept sperm cells or spermatocytes until “sperm” is read; accept egg cells or eggs or ovum or ova or oocytes until “eggs” is read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
David BassJohns Hopkins APenn A6510
Geoffrey WuColumbia ABard A7410
Rahul Rao-PothurajuRowan APenn State A7410
Derrick LiuJohns Hopkins BPenn State B7710
Arjun BothraHaverford ALehigh A7810
Elias ZiyadehPenn BColumbia B9910
Daniel CraigRutgers ARutgers C12010

Summary

2024 ACF Winter at Clemson2024-11-16Y8100%0%25%92.13
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y7100%0%0%83.86
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y989%0%22%81.88
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y7100%0%14%93.14
2024 ACF Winter at UBC2024-11-16Y3100%0%33%106.33