VGO-0191
QUESTION
Transformation of secondary spermatocytes to spermatids is known as?
OPTIONS
(A) Spermatocytogenesis
(B) Spermiogenesis
(C) Spermateliosis
(D) Spermiation
ANSWER
(C) Spermateliosis
EXPLANATION
The transformation of secondary spermatocytes into spermatids occurs during the meiotic phase of spermatogenesis and is referred to as spermateliosis in the terminology used by this veterinary question bank/exam source. Therefore, option (C), Spermateliosis, is the expected answer. Spermatocytogenesis mainly refers to the earlier proliferative development of spermatogonia into spermatocytes, while spermiogenesis refers to the subsequent morphological transformation of spermatids into spermatozoa, and spermiation is the release of mature spermatozoa from Sertoli cells into the lumen of the seminiferous tubule. In broader modern biological terminology, spermateliosis is often treated as a synonym of spermiogenesis.
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