GENERAL HISTOLOGY

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN

TESTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Oogenesis produces 4 eggs per cycle.
A
false
B
True
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So the correct option is ‘False’.

Detailed explanation-2: -In human females, the process that produces mature eggs is called oogenesis. Just one egg is produced from the four haploid cells that result from meiosis.

Detailed explanation-3: -The answer statement is (2). Hence, the statement that the polar body receives none of the genetic content from the primary oocyte is “false”.

Detailed explanation-4: -Typically, only one oocyte each cycle will become a mature egg and be ovulated from its follicle. This process is known as ovulation. The fully mature ovum is visible to the human eye, measuring 0.1 mm. It is about the size of the period at the end of this sentence.

Detailed explanation-5: -In Oogenesis there is only one ovum is produced due to unequal division of meiosis producing one haploid cell. Mature eggs are produced during female gametogenesis or oogenesis. Meiosis causes 4 haploid cells to divide into a single egg.

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