When egg is not fertilized, yellow coloured corpus luteum degenerates to form

Corpus albicans

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Solution

The correct option is A Corpus albicans
Corpus luteum is also known as the yellow secreting body which is responsible for the secretion of progesterone. Progesterone is very important for maintaining the pregnancy. If the egg is not fertilized then the Corpus luteum has degenerated and it forms Corpus albicans. It takes around 10 days for the degeneration of Corpus luteum and it is present as a mass fibre of scar tissue.
So, the correct option is 'Corpus albicans'

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