Oocytes residing in the primordial follicle of the ovary are in a non-growing prophase arrested state, but are capable of highly efficient homologous recombinational repair of DNA damages, including double-strand breaks, which helps maintain genome integrity and protect offspring health.

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  Female reproductive system

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• DNA concept
• ovary concept
• homologous recombination concept
• DNA double-strand breaks concept
• genome integrity concept