JIPMER 2019
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2019
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Human Reproduction
JIPMER 2019 · Zoology · Human Reproduction
Number of chromosomes present in spermatogonium is
Number of chromosomes present in spermatogonium is
Options
- A46
- B23
- C48
- D43
Correct answer
A. 46
Step-by-step solution
The number of chromosomes present is spermatogonium is 46 .
The undifferentiated, germ cells present on the inside wall of seminiferous tubules of testes are called spermatogonium (or sperm mother cells). Each spermatogonium is diploid and contains 46 chromosomes ( ).
At sexual maturity, these cells divide several times by mitosis to produce a large number of spermatogonia, some of which serve as stem cells for spermatogenic lineage while other act as precursor of sperms and differentiate into primary spermatocyte.