Question

Statement 1: Each spermatogonium is diploid and contains 46 chromosomes.
Statement 2: Some spermatogonia, primary spermatocytes complete the meiotic division to form four haploid cells.

• A. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct
• B. Both statements are correct
• C. Both statements are incorrect
• D. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is D Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect

Each spermatogonium is a diploid cell and contains 23 pairs of chromosomes. Some spermatogonia divide mitotically twice, each forming 4 identical primary spermatocytes. After this the primary spermatocytes enter meiosis. Each primary spermatocyte completes the first meiotic division to form two haploid cells called secondary spermatocytes.