Given below are two statements :
Statement I :
The release of sperms into the seminiferous tubules is called spermiation.
Statements II :
Spermiogenesis is the process of formation of sperms from spermatogonia.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
- A
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- B
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- C
Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
- D
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Spermiation is indeed the release of mature spermatozoa from the seminiferous epithelium into the lumen of the seminiferous tubules. Statement I is correct.
Spermiogenesis refers specifically to the transformation of spermatids (post-meiotic cells) into spermatozoa, not from spermatogonia. The full process of formation of sperms starting from spermatogonia is called spermatogenesis. So Statement II is incorrect.
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