Scientific Source #9 – Peer-Reviewed Article
“The oocyte-to-embryo transition refers to the process whereby a fully grown, relatively quiescent oocyte undergoes maturation, fertilization, and is converted into a developmentally active, mitotically dividing embryo, arguably one of the most dramatic transitions in biology”9
9Robertson, S. & Lin, R., The oocyte-to-embryo transition, Adv Exp Med Biol, 2013, 757:351-72, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22872483.