If mammalian ovum fails to get fertilized, which one of the following is unlikely?
- Corpus luteum will disintegrate
- Estrogen secretion further decreases
- Primary follicle starts developing
- Progesterone secretion rapidly declines
Answer
(2) Estrogen secretion further decreases
Solution
As per NCERT, in the absence of fertilisation the corpus luteum degenerates.
Progesterone secretion therefore declines rapidly, the endometrium disintegrates and menstruation begins (a new cycle).
In the new cycle, primary follicles start developing into Graafian follicles under the influence of FSH and LH, and the growing follicles secrete estrogens, so estrogen secretion rises (it does not decrease further).
∴ 'Estrogen secretion further decreases' is unlikely.
Answer: (2)