Q.

Which of the following cells during gametogenesis is normally diploid                   [2015]

1 Spermatogonia  
2 Secondary polar body  
3 Primary polar body  
4 Spermatid  

Ans.

(1)

Spermatogonia are diploid cells which mature into primary spermatocytes (2n) by growth. They then produce two haploid secondary spermatocytes by meiosis I. Each secondary spermatocyte (n) completes the meiosis II and produces two spermatids (n). Each spermatid (n) develops into a spermatozoan or sperm (n).