MICROANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Oogenesis creates 4 mature eggs per one diploid cell.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the male, the production of mature sperm cells, or spermatogenesis, results in four haploid gametes, whereas, in the female, the production of a mature egg cell, oogenesis, results in just one mature gamete.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the process of oogenesis, 4 haploid cells or eggs are produced during 1 round of meiosis, but only 1 egg will be viable. Therefore, the statement that is true regarding oogenesis is c) 4 eggs are produced, only 1 is viable.

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