EE bonds purchased in the current period mature at twenty years and go into an automatic extension for ten years. These bonds accrue interest every month. If you bought a paper bond between May in 1997 and the end of April 2005, however, the interest rate varies according to a market based rate.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Oogenesis. Oogenesis, ovogenesis or oÃ¶genesis is the creation of an ovum. It is the female form of gametogenesis; the male equivalent is spermatogenesis. It involves the development of the various stages of the immature ovum. OÃ¶genesis. Å-Å-jenâ²e-sis, n. the genesis and development of the ovumâalso OÃ¶gâ²eny.âadj.
Oogenesis starts when germ cells migrate to the ovaries and the follicular cells begin to surround the germ cells and becomes an oogonium. The oogonium goes through mitotic division and produces many oogonia. This happens in the very early stages of life, before birth.