AP BIOLOGY

LABORATORY REVIEW

MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where does spermatogenesis occur?
A
seminiferous tubules of testes
B
Spermatogenesis
C
Oogenesis
D
Ovaries
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As mentioned above, spermatogenesis is the process by which sperm cell production occurs; the germ cells give rise to the haploid spermatozoa. Sperm production takes place inside the seminiferous tubules, which is a convoluted cluster of tubes located inside the testes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Spermatogenesis starts in the bottom part of seminiferous tubes and, progressively, cells go deeper into tubes and moving along it until mature spermatozoa reaches the lumen, where mature spermatozoa are deposited.

Detailed explanation-3: -spermatogenesis, the origin and development of the sperm cells within the male reproductive organs, the testes. The testes are composed of numerous thin tightly coiled tubules known as the seminiferous tubules; the sperm cells are produced within the walls of the tubules.

Detailed explanation-4: -The seminiferous tubules are the site of spermatogenesis where germ cells develop into spermatozoa in close interaction with Sertoli cells.

Detailed explanation-5: -The fetal spermatogonia develop first into transitional spermatogonia and then to spermatogonial stem cells forming the spermatogonial stem cell niche and located in the basal compartment of seminiferous tubule.

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