EMBRYOLOGY
FERTILISATION EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF EMBRYO AND IMPLANTATION
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Question
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Where does meiosis occur?
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Testes and ovaries
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Only the ovaries
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In human males, meiosis occurs inside the testes of the male and in females, it is in the ovaries, from puberty onward.
Detailed explanation-2: -Purpose: Meiosis is a special version of cell division that occurs only in the testes and ovaries; the organs that produce the male and female reproductive cells; the sperm and eggs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Meiosis takes place in specialized reproductive tissue called the gonads. Ovaries are the female gonads and testes are the male gonads.
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