Vitellogenin (VTG): A phospholipoglycoprotein precursor of egg yolk proteins (lipovitellin and phosvitin).
In female teleost fishes, vitellogenin is synthesized in the liver (hepatocytes) under the endocrine stimulation of ovarian $17\beta$-estradiol ($E_2$), secreted into the bloodstream, and selectively sequestered by developing oocytes via receptor-mediated endocytosis.
Correct Option: Option 3 (Liver).
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