NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

EMBRYOLOGY

FEMALE SEX GLAND OVARIES ÖOGENESIS AND MENSTRUAL CYCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In human, how many chromosomes are found in a primary oocytes .
A
23
B
46
C
69
D
92
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During the embryonic stage in females, the primary oocyte develops from the gamete mother cell or oogonia . It is diploid in nature. Primary oocytes consist of 46 chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Through the process of fertilization, egg and sperm join to make a cell with 46 chromosomes (23 pairs), called a zygote. For each chromosome pair, one homologous chromosome came from each parent. They have the same genes arranged in the same order, but there are small variations in the DNA letters of those genes.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are 46 chromosomes in primary oocytes. Primary oocytes undergo meiosis in a process called oogenesis to produce secondary oocytes that contain 23 chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spermatogonia, zygote and oogonia have 46 chromosomes each.

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