A 30-year-old woman undergoes assisted reproductive technology (ART) for secondary infertility. During the procedure, oocytes are retrieved and incubated with prepared spermatozoa. The embryologist observes that 2 hours post-insemination, the oocytes fail to extrude the second polar body. Which of the following best explains the failure of fertilization in this case?
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