The difference between primary and secondary spermatocyte lies in _.
Correct answer: B. Number of chromosomes
- A. Presence /absence of a tail
- B. Number of chromosomes
- C. Being hormone producing/non-hormone producing
- D. Primary gamete/secondary gamete in males
Explanation
This is the key difference between primary and secondary spermatocytes. A secondary spermatocyte is a diploid cell with a full set of chromosomes (46 in humans). During meiosis-I, a secondary spermatocyte undergoes reduction division to produce two primary spermatocytes, each with half the number of chromosomes (23 in humans). So, option B is correct.
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