The correct sequence of spermatogenetic stages leading to the formation of sperms in a mature human testis is

The correct sequence of spermatogenetic stages leading to the formation of sperms in a mature human testis is
  1. spermatocyte-spermatogonia-spermatid - sperms
  2. spermatogonia-spermatocyte-spermatid - sperms
  3. spermatid-spermatocyte-spermatogonia -sperms
  4. spermatogonia-spermatid-spermatocyte -sperms

Solution

In spermatogenesis, during growth phase some spermatogonia either due to growth or due to food storage become 2 or 3 times larger of their original size and are known as primary spermatocytes, which undergo meiosis-I and as a result 2 haploid secondary spermatocytes are formed. Further, meiosis-II takes place that results in the formation of 4-spermatids. Then, these round, non-motile and haploid spermatids are transformed into thread-like motile, haploid sperms (four).

Asked in: NEET 2009 (Screening)

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