Arrange the given stages of spermatogenesis in the correct sequence.(…

The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (B), (D), (A)

(C) Spermatogonia — first. These are the immature male germ cells on the inside wall of the seminiferous tubules. They are diploid and multiply by mitosis.

(B) Spermatocytes — second. Some spermatogonia grow into primary spermatocytes. The first meiotic division of a primary spermatocyte gives two haploid secondary spermatocytes. Both kinds are spermatocytes, the cells that go through meiosis.

(D) Spermatids — third. The second meiotic division turns each secondary spermatocyte into two spermatids, so one primary spermatocyte gives four.

(A) Spermatozoa — last. Spermatids change shape into sperms (spermatozoa) by spermiogenesis, and the sperms are then released from the tubules.

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NCERT Extract:
Gametogenesis – “… The spermatogonia (sing. spermatogonium) present on the inside wall of seminiferous tubules multiply by mitotic division and increase in numbers. Each spermatogonium is diploid and contains 46 chromosomes. Some of the spermatogonia called primary spermatocytes periodically undergo meiosis. A primary spermatocyte completes the first meiotic division (reduction division) leading to formation of two equal, haploid cells called secondary spermatocytes, which have only 23 chromosomes each. The secondary spermatocytes undergo the second meiotic division to produce four equal, haploid spermatids (Figure 2.5). … The spermatids are transformed into spermatozoa (sperms) by the process called spermiogenesis.”