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The graph given below shows the number of primordial follicles per ovary in women at different ages. Study the graph and answer the questions that follow.

- What is the average age of the women at the onset of menopause?
- At what age are maximum primordial follicles present in the ovary, according to the given graph?
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Solution
- 50 years
- 10 years
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