Why do mature gametes carry only one set of chromosomes?

Q: What is the outcome of meiosis I?

A: The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of the body. The chromosomal theory of…

Q: How Do Meiosis and Union of Gametes Produce Genetically Variable Ofspring?

A: Introduction: In meiosis, a single cell undergoes the process of division twice and result in the…

Q: For a hexaploid what is the value of n where  n refers tothe number of chromosomes in a gamete

A: In most animals and eukaryotic organisms, there are two copies of autosome. This condition is known…

Q: if cell division during gametogenesis is non-meiotic, what is the consequence to the future…

A: BASIC INFORMATION CELL DIVISION  It is necessary for all the cells In this the parent cell divides…

Q: What types of gametes are formed by the following genotypes? All gene pairs are segregating…

A: Alleles are the alternative forms of genes that are located on the same locus of a homologous…

Q: How are human gametes produced?

A: Introduction  The life starts from single cell called Zygote. A zygote is formed by the fusion of…

Q: What is the importance of Gametogenesis and Spermatogenesis in Meiosis?

A: Gametogenesis Formation of gametes. Gametes develop in the gonads(sex cells). In male, it is…

Q: What type of gamete is produced by an antheridial head? By an archegonial head?  Are these produced…

A: The anthredial head and archegonial head are present in the bryophytes. The bryophytes are also…

Q: Why are newborns with an abnormal sex chromosome number more likely to survive than those with an…

A: Humans have a total number of 46 chromosomes that is 23 pairs of chromosomes in which 22 of them are…

Q: What are the major results of meiosis?

A: Meiosis is a type of cell division. There are two rounds of nuclear division that is meiosis I and…

Q: What is the role of meiosis? In what ways does meiosis give rise to different genetic combinations…

A: What is the role of meiosis?

Q: In humans, every male gamete contains: A One X and one Y chromosome One X chromosome C Two X…

A: Gametes are the reproductive cells of the organism. They are also called sex cells. Male gametes are…

Q: Why is it necessary for gametogenesis to reduce the chromosome number of the sex cells by one-half?

A: Ans: Gametogenesis: It is the biological process in which haploid or diploid cells divide as well as…

Q: Where are male gametes produced in flowering plants?   In the anthers   In the testes…

A: The reproductive structures in flowering plants are present in the same individual plant.…

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: What would be the genetic consequences for the gametes and offspring if crossing over occurred…

A: Sexual reproduction ensures diversity in nature. This diversity is mainly achieved due to the…

Q: Only one gene is present in gamete and not both . explain it?

A: Gametes  Gametes are the male and female reproductive cell produce by male and female reproductive…

Q: What are the periods of the first meiotic division?

A: Meiosis could be divided as meiosis-I and meiosis-II. Meiosis-I is the reduction division and…

Q: What process creates gametes?

A: Gametes production.

Q: Why must a gamete have only one-half the number of chromosomes found in body cells?

A: Meiosis is a reductional division. It consists of two stages: Meiosis 1 : It is an reductional…

Q: Why does it make sense that the number of chromosomes in a gamete ishalf the number in a somatic…

A: Cell division is a process of a parent cell replicating it chromosomal content and dividing itself…

Q: How many types of gametes can be produced by the following type of genotypes? 1.TtRRBBaaDd…

A: The number of gametes created is concluded by the number of heterozygous alleles present in the…

Q: What is crossing over? Howis meiosis related to thisphenomenon?

A: Meiosis : A type of cell division in which parent cell give rise to 4 haploid (n) daughter cells.…

Q: If gametes had the same number of chromosomes as body cells, and an organism had 24 chromosomes in…

A: Gametes are formed by the meiotic division, where chromosome number is reduced to half. Meiosis is…

Q: What impact does meiosis have on gene copy number and genetic diverstiy in gametes?

A: Meiosis is an extraordinary kind of cell division of germ cells in explicitly repeating creatures…

Q: What are the stages of meiosis and what major events take place in each stage?

A: Cell cycle: - it is a series of changes occur in a newly divided cell through which it duplicates…

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: If nondisjunction of the sex chromosomes takes place in meiosis I in the male, what sexual…

A: Meiosis is a type of cell division in which a diploid cell undergoes reductional division to form…

Q: In a cell with four pairs of homologous chromosomes, how many combinations of chromosomes are…

A: chromosomes are condensed form of dna . they are formed via wraping the long dna molecules around…

Q: What is a gamete and other cells that carry only a single set of chromosomes?

A: Gametes are cells that are formed by meiosis. Four gametes are formed as a result of two fissions.…

Q: How do you explain meiosis?

A: Cell division is the process in which a parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells. There…

Q: Describe how a female primordial germ cell can produce multiple gametes.

A: The female reproductive system includes ovaries, uterine tubes or oviduct, uterus, vagina, vulva and…

Q: What is a gamete?

A: Meiosis Meiosis is the reductional division in which the parental cell undergoes various phases of…

Q: What is the purpose of meiosis? (You may select more than one answer if you think multiple options…

A: Meiosis is a mechanism in which a single cell divides twice to create four cells with half the…

Q: Can gametes be a parent cell or a parental generation?

A: Gametes are the reproductive cells or sex cells. Gamete cells from a female and male fuse to form a…

Q: What are reciprocal classes of gametes and phenotypes ?

A: Introduction In Mendelian experiments, two contrasting characters are crossed to study the…

Q: Are there any factors that can cause an increase in the risk of developing an error in the meiotic…

A: Meiosis is a special kind of cell division employed in the production of haploid gametes . The…

Q: between fish and frog gametes

A: Gametes are the haploid reproductive cells which fuse with each other to form a zygote. Gametes are…

Q: Explain the concept of Development of Gametes Varies in Spermatogenesis Compared to Oogenesis ?

A: The reproductive cells of a living creature are called gametes. Sex cells is another name for them.…

Q: What are the 2 processes in Meiosis | that lead to genetic variation in gametes? Give the phase name…

A: Genetic material is nothing but the sequence of nucleic acids which is called as DNA. It contains…

Q: What are the subdivisions of meiosis?

A: During meiosis one diploid parent cell produces four haploid daughter cells that are not identical…

Q: What are the Consequences of Inversions during Gamete Formation ?

A: A chromosomal inversion occurs when a portion of a chromosome is flipped end-to-end. When a single…

Q: Describe the cellular differences between male and female gametes

A: Reproductive cells present in an organism are termed as gametes. Gametes are haploid cells that fuse…

Q: If a human gamete with a missing chromosome participates in fertilization with a gamete with a…

A: The change in the number of chromosomes is associated with multiple disorder where monosomy (lack of…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.