About 300 million spermatozoa may be present in a human male ejaculati...
A cross of two F1 hybrids, that are heterozygous for a single trait and that displays incomplete dominance is predicted to give a 1:2:1 ratio among both the genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring.
View all questions of this test
About 300 million spermatozoa may be present in a human male ejaculati...
Solution:
To understand how many spermatocytes will be involved in producing 300 spermatozoa, we need to know the process of spermatogenesis. Spermatogenesis is the process by which spermatogonia, the male germ cells, develop into mature spermatozoa. It occurs in the seminiferous tubules of the testes and involves several stages.
Stages of Spermatogenesis:
1. Spermatogonia: These are the undifferentiated stem cells that reside in the testes. They undergo mitosis to produce more spermatogonia and replenish the stem cell pool.
2. Primary Spermatocytes: These are the cells that arise from spermatogonia. They undergo the first round of meiosis, resulting in the formation of secondary spermatocytes.
3. Secondary Spermatocytes: These cells are produced from primary spermatocytes after the first meiotic division. They undergo the second round of meiosis, resulting in the formation of spermatids.
4. Spermatids: Spermatids are haploid cells that are formed from secondary spermatocytes. They undergo maturation and differentiation to form spermatozoa or sperm cells.
Calculating the Number of Spermatocytes:
- In spermatogenesis, one spermatogonium produces four spermatozoa.
- Therefore, to produce 300 spermatozoa, we need 300/4 = 75 spermatogonia.
- Each spermatogonium undergoes several rounds of mitosis to produce more spermatogonia.
- Hence, the number of spermatocytes involved will be greater than the number of spermatogonia.
- Among the different stages of spermatocytes, primary spermatocytes are the ones that directly produce spermatozoa.
- Therefore, the number of primary spermatocytes will be equal to the number of spermatogonia, i.e., 75 million (Option B).
Conclusion:
To produce 300 spermatozoa, approximately 75 million primary spermatocytes will be involved in spermatogenesis.