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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): In human females, no more oogonia are formed and added after birth. Reason (R): Oogenesis is initiated during the embryonic development stage, where a couple of million gamete mother cells are formed within each fetal ovary. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer f

Options

  1. ABoth Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. BAssertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
  3. CBoth Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  4. DAssertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Correct answer

C. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Step-by-step solution

Assertion (A) is a true statement. According to NCERT, in human females, no more oogonia are formed and added after birth. Reason (R) is also a true statement and it provides the correct explanation for Assertion (A). Oogenesis is initiated during the embryonic development stage when a couple of million oogonia (gamete mother cells) are formed within each fetal ovary. Because the entire proliferative phase to generate the pool of oogonia occurs and concludes during embryonic development, there is no further additio

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