Multiple choice

At what stage of the cell cycle can one see the primordial germ cells in a prepubertal male under the microscope?

  1. Interphase

  2. Prophase

  3. Anaphase

  4. Telophase

  5. Metaphase

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Explanation

Interphase occurs just prior to cell division. Prepubertal male primordial germ cells are reactivated from interphase at puberty and enter rounds of mitosis followed by meiosis 1 and 2 to produce unique haploid sperm.