女性生殖细胞的发育主要经历胚胎发育期和青春期后的卵泡发育期，其中有丝分裂-减数分裂转换、减数分裂阻滞和再激活是发育过程中的关键阶段。各发育阶段独具特征性分子事件，其顺序发生亦需严密的基因调控及与性腺体细胞的交互作用。近年来，单细胞转录组学研究揭示了生殖细胞及性腺体细胞的阶段特异性表达基因、信号传导通路及表观遗传学变化，为深入理解生殖细胞发育过程、阐明相关疾病的发病机制以及促进生殖遗传研究成果的临床转化提供了科学依据和理论基础。“,”The development of female germ cells can be mainly divided into two stages: fetal germ cells and oocytes in folliculogenesis after puberty. Mitosis-meiosis transition, meiosis arrest and re-activation are the key phases of the development. Several phases may be characterized by their distinct molecular events, which involve precise regulation of gene expression and interaction with corresponding gonadal niche cells. In recent years, single-cell transcriptome studies have clarified phase-specific patterns of gene expression, signaling pathways and epigenetic modification during oogenesis and folliculogenesis. These works have provided important insights into the development of female germ cells and pathogenesis of germ-cell related diseases, which may promote clinical application of reproductive genetic research.