The reproductive cycle in primate females is called:

Q. Assertion: In non-primate mammals, cyclical changes that occur during reproduction is called oestrus cycle whereas in primates, it is called the menstrual cycle.
Reason: The females of placental mammals exhibit cyclical changes in the activities of ovaries and accessory ducts as well as hormones during the reproductive phase.

Q. The reproductive cycle in female _____ is called menstrual cycle.

Q. Onset of menstrual cycle in female anthropoid primates is known as

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The__ cycle is the main reproductive cycle of other species females of non-primate vertebrates

Q. Read the given passage and answer the question below.

The reproductive cycle, in female primates, called the menstrual cycle, comprises 28 days in a healthy female. Primata is the order to which monkeys, apes and human beings belong. The duration of the menstrual cycle varies in different females as it is dependent upon a number of factors. However, the average duration amounts to around 28 days.

At which stage in the menstrual cycle does the proliferative phase occur?
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