Question

Secondary spermatocytes undergo second meiotic division during spermatogenesis to produce

• A. Spermatozoa
• B. Diploid spermatids
• C. Primary spermatocytes
• D. Spermatogonia
• E. Haploid spermatids

Answer 1

The correct option is E Haploid spermatids

The spermatogonia present on the inside wall of seminiferous tubules multiply by mitotic division and increase in number. Each spermatogonium is diploid and contains 46 chromosomes. Some of the spermatogonia called primary spermatocytes periodically undergo meiosis. A primary spermatocyte completes its first meiotic division and forms two equal haploid cells called secondary spermatocyte which has only 23 chromosomes each. They differentiate to form spermatids.

So, the correct option is 'Haploid spermatids'.