NEETBiologyHuman ReproductionMCQ+4 / −1
At which stage of life the oogenesis process is initiated?
- APuberty
- BEmbryonic development stage
- CBirth
- DAdult
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Correct answer: B
Option (2) is the correct answer as oogenesis is initiated during the embryonic development stage when a couple of million gamete mother cells (oogonia) are formed within each foetal ovary.
No more oogonia are formed and added after birth in a human female.
At puberty only 60,000 to 80,000 primary follicles are left in each ovary, rest degenerate during the phase from birth to puberty.
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