What is the reason behind the event that a zygote receives half of the chromosome from the parents

Q: How is it that in meiosis you can end up with four “daughter cells” that are all genetically…

A: Main purpose of Meiosis is the production of gametes or sex cells. In Meiosis ,four daughter cells…

Q: What is the significance of fertilization and how does it restore diploidy?

A: Fertilization is the process of fusion of haploid male gamete or sperm with a haploid female gamete…

Q: How does the process of crossing-over increase genetic diversity? Select one: a. Each gamete…

A: Crossing over occurs during pachytene sub-phase of meiosis-I. The non-sister chromatids of the…

Q: What is the role of meiosis in producing the target offspring from both parents?

A: Ans: Meiosis: When the diploid cells divide to produce four haploid cells which contain the half…

Q: What is the gene in the human chromosome that determines the "maleness"?

A: Gene is the sequence of nucleotides that encode a particular protein. The genes are present in the…

Q: What is the number of sex chromosomes in male honey bees?

A: Introduction  A sex chromosome is a chromosome that is variable in form, size, and function from an…

Q: What is the unit of transmission during Meiosis? A. chromosomes B. chromatids C. genes D.…

A: Cell division can occur in two ways: mitosis and meiosis. In mitotic cell division, the chromosome…

Q: What must happen for a secondary oocyte to complete meiosis

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Q: How many chromosomes will be produced when sperm and egg cell unite?

A: A gamete is a sex cell that has half the genetic material (haploid) of a normal body cell. Instead…

Q: Name two ways that genetic diversity is increased during meiosis.

A: Hereditary variety is a proportion of the hereditary contrasts that exist inside a populace. The…

Q: Why are males  more prone to having x-linked recessive disorders? a. Because the y chromosome is…

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Q: Is the male bee produced by sexual reproduction? Explain.

A: Sex determination is the establishment of female and male individuals or organs of an individual.

Q: Which statement best describes the genetic content of the two daughter cells in prophase II of…

A: Meiosis is a process in which single cell divides twice to produce four daughter cells containing…

Q: An Ascus Contains which Products of a Single Meiosis?

A: An Ascus is a fungal spore which helps in reproduction process. The spore helps in surviving in the…

Q: How does the first meiotic division result in reducing the number of chromosomes

A: Meiosis is the type of division in which the number of chromosomes in daughter cells is half of the…

Q: In the wild, would moth parents have offspring that are identical in color to them?

A: Introduction : Genetics is the scientific study of genes and heredity, or how specific attributes or…

Q: Why is it important to learn about Mei

A: Ans- Meiosis is important to learn for three reasons: it allows diploid organisms to reproduce…

Q: . In which phase of meiosis do the cells change from diploid to haploid? Explain.

A: According to guidelines we have to answer the first question only. so please kindly post the…

Q: How is variation introduced into the genome by meiosis

A: Meiosis is a kind of cell division in which single diploid cell divides twice and four haploid cells…

Q: If meiosis of a diploid organism produces haploid cells, then how is a diploid offspring generated?…

A: Diploid organism means the organism with 2 sets of genome.

Q: How will the offspring be affected if one of the gametes or one of the parents carry an impaired…

A: Genetics is the branch of biology that deals with genetic material like DNA, RNA, inheritance.…

Q: Among the following patterns, which is likely to represent the phenomenon of senescence? Please note…

A: None of the above.

Q: How will the offspring be affected if one of the gametes or one of the parents carries an impaired…

A: Any syndrome marked by deformities or malfunctions in any of the body's systems and caused by an…

Q: What are the end products of meiosis?

A: The cell division is the fundamental process of life that ultimately responsible for the generation…

Q: At what phase of meiosis do cells first become haploid

A: Meiosis is a type of cell division in germ cells of sexually reproducing organism. It is also known…

Q: how do we find out who the father of the cub is by looking at the cubs chromesomes

A: A chromosome is a long DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism

Q: How does meiosis maintain the number of chromosomes in a sexually reproducing species?

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Q: How will the offspring be affected if one of the gametes or one of the parents carry an impaired…

A: Meiosis is the process in which germ cells are formed. during this process the genetic material…

Q: hat would happen to offspring if gametes were produced by mitosis?

A: Ans-  if gametes were produced mitotically the number of chromosomes would double in offspring 4n=…

Q: How are germ cells related to an incorrect meiosis process?

A: Meiosis is the type of cell division which results in the formation of four haploid daughter cells…

Q: Which statement best describes the genetic content of the two daughter cells in prophase II of…

A: Haploid with two copies of each gene.

Q: How does the heterogametic sex differ from the homogametic sex? a. The heterogametic sex is male;…

A: Sex determination is possible in organisms only by the presence of certain differentiating…

Q: What is the end product of meiosis

A: Meiosis is a mechanism in which the number of chromosomes in a cell is reduced before reproduction…

Q: What type of fertilization happens when two individuals mate by brushing pollen from one plant onto…

A: Mendel experimented with crossing plants of two different forms to result with a new one.

Q: Which are the three different types of meiosis that can take place, each of which produces a…

A: Meiosis is a type of cell division in which the daughter cells formed have half the ploidy level as…

Q: How do the four cells at the end of meiosis differ from the original mother cell?

A: Meiosis is a process in which four cells containing half the original amount of genetic material are…

Q: How is the frequency of cotransduction related to the relative position of genes on a bacteial…

A: Cotransduction is the process of transduction of two or more genetic loci that are carried by a…

Q: What is the chromosome number of eggs?

A: Chromosome number of eggs is half of the number of chromosomes in the somatic cell. It is by the…

Q: What is the proper term for the group of reproductive cells that pass genes on to the next…

A: Reproductive cells are formed through meiosis. Meiosis is reductional division.

Q: How many homologous pairs of chromosomes would be in the zygote if it were a male organism? Explain.

A: Introduction :- A zygote is a eukaryotic cell created when two gametes fertilise each other. The…

Q: If the parent diploid cell starts with 12 Chromosome and undergoes mitosis, then how many will the…

A: Cell division is a process by which cells multiply themselves and it involves both cytoplasmic and…

Q: How is the sex-determination mechanism different in the birds?

A: A sex-determination system is a biological system that determines the development of sexual…

Q: What is crossing over and where does it occur in meiosis? Why is crossing over important for…

A: When a mother cell divides into two or more daughter cells, a parent cell has undergone the process…

Q: In general what is thecause of the aneuploidies?

A: Aneuploid cells have an irregular chromosome count. Because each chromosome comprises hundreds of…

Q: What is meant by incomplete linkage? What does this have to do with pairing of chromosomes during…

A: Linkage is the close association of DNA sequences or genes on the same chromosome. The more close…

Q: What two processes unique to meiosis are responsible for genetic variation? At what point in meiosis…

A: Meiosis is a specialized type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, creating…

Q: What is the end result of meiosis

A: Cell division is a must for an organism order to grow, reproduce, and survive. Cell division is of…

Q: What process causes the genetic variation seen in offspring produced by sexual reproduction?

A: Sexual reproduction occurs by the fusion of the male and the female gametes. The gametes are haploid…