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 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.
⇒ The growing follicles secrete estrogens, so estrogen secretion rises (it does not decrease further).
∴ 'Estrogen secretion further decreases' is unlikely.
Answer: (2)