While Studying a Germ Cell Line Developed from a Patient's

Multiple Choice

While studying a germ cell line developed from a patient's testicular biopsy, the researcher notes that colchicine-treated cells blocked in metaphase have 46 chromosomes. From which of the following regions of the male genital tract would you expect these cells to have originated?

A) Within the rete testis
B) At the basal lamina of the seminiferous tubule
C) In the middle region of the germinal epithelium
D) Within the adluminal compartment of the seminiferous tubule
E) Within the straight tubules