Round 12: Tossup 8

In sheep, the rate of this process is increased by the Inverdale and Hannah mutations in BMP15. In Drosophila, this process is driven by the zinc finger protein Hindsight upregulating MMP2. Immediately before this process, a hyaluronic-acid-rich secretion creates a matrix and cumulus cells expand. A “super” (-5[1])version of this process (-5[1])can be induced by the SERM clomiphene (10[1])citrate. (10[1]-5[1])The rivalry (10[1])and investment hypotheses (-5[1])seek to explain why this process is concealed in humans. (10[1]-5[1])This process is sometimes (10[1])accompanied by a pinching sensation called mittelschmerz (10[2]-5[2])and a rise of about 0.5 degrees (-5[1])Celsius (10[1])in basal body temperature. (10[2]-5[1])This process (-5[1])leaves behind the corpus luteum (-5[1])and is triggered (10[2])by a surge of FSH and LH. (10[1])For 10 points, name this process that typically occurs on day 14 of the menstrual (10[1])cycle, (10[1])in which a follicle in the ovary releases an egg. ■END■ (10[9])

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