The oocytes of some vertebrates get arrested for years or months in:
Telophase - I
Diplotene
Diakinesis
Metaphase - I
According to the text describing the stages of Meiosis I, specifically Prophase I, it states: 'In oocytes of some vertebrates, diplotene can last for months or years'. This is a substage of Prophase I where the synaptonemal complex dissolves.
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