Which of the following correctly describes a difference between spermatogenesis and oogenesis?
A) Spermatogenesis results in four mature sperm cells, while oogenesis results in one mature egg cell.
B) Spermatogenesis results in one mature sperm cell, while oogenesis results in four mature egg cells.
C) In spermatogenesis, mitosis occurs twice and meiosis once, while in oogenesis, mitosis occurs once and meiosis twice.
D) Answers A and C are both correct.

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Spermatogenesis results in four viable sperm cells from each precursor cell due to the division processes involved, whereas oogenesis results in one mature egg and three polar bodies (which typically do not develop into eggs) from each precursor cell. This is a fundamental difference in how male and female gametes are produced in humans.

Which of the Following Correctly Describes a Difference Between Spermatogenesis