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In absence of fertilization, corpus luteum degenerates into __________.
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.
Updated On: Feb 28, 2025
- tunica albuginea
- membrana granulosa
- zona pellucida
- corpus albicans
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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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