Chapter: Reproduction in Lower and Higher Animals· Biology

In absence of fertilization, corpus luteum degenerates into _____.

Q.1 (iii) In absence of fertilization, corpus luteum degenerates into _____.

A. tunica albugenia

B. membrana granulosa

C. zona pellucida

D. corpus albicans

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Answer: (d) corpus albicans

If the ovum is not fertilized, the corpus luteum stops secreting progesterone and degenerates into a white scar-like body called the corpus albicans; the fall in progesterone leads to menstruation.

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