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In absence of fertilization, corpus luteum degenerates into __________. 
 

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The corpus luteum produces progesterone to maintain pregnancy, but if fertilization does not happen, it degenerates into corpus albicans.
  • tunica albuginea
  • membrana granulosa
  • zona pellucida
  • corpus albicans
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

The corpus luteum degenerates into the corpus albicans when fertilization does not occur. The corpus albicans is a fibrous scar tissue that replaces the corpus luteum in the ovary.
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