NEET Biology question

The immature male germ cells undergo division to produce sperms by the process of spermatogenesis. Choose the correct statement with reference to the above.

(A)Spermatogonia have 46 chromosomes and always undergo meiotic cell division
(B)Primary spermatocytes divide by mitotic cell division
(C)Secondary spermatocytes have 23 chromosomes and undergo second meiotic divisionCorrect
(D)Spermatozoa are transformed into spermatids

Answer: (C)

Solution

Spermatogonia are diploid and divide mitotically, primary spermatocytes are diploid and undergo meiosis-I (not mitosis), and spermatids transform into spermatozoa (not the

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