NEET Biology question

BiologyHuman ReproductionNEET

Match the following cell types with their chromosome complement, that is, whether the cell is haploid (A) or diploid (B): I. Spermatozoan, II. Secondary spermatocyte, III. Spermatogonium, IV. Spermatid, V. Primary spermatocyte, VI. Secondary oocyte, VII. Second polar body, VIII. First polar body, IX. Primary oocyte.

Answer: (A)

Solution

Spermatogonia (III) and primary spermatocytes (V) are diploid, as is the primary oocyte (IX), since none of these has yet completed a meiotic division; all the others - the spermatozoan

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